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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Preface - Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Boogie's Christian name?
(a) Jack.
(b) Curtis.
(c) Roger.
(d) Pat.

2. What kind of cuttings does the author describe smuggling in "Transplanting"?
(a) Oak trees.
(b) Peach trees.
(c) Fig trees.
(d) Walnut trees.

3. What book is did the author have open in "Praying Mantis"?
(a) When Women Were Birds.
(b) Ulysses.
(c) The Underground.
(d) No One Knows My Name.

4. Who wrote the book The Hatred of Poetry?
(a) Zadie Smith.
(b) Michelle Alexander.
(c) Ben Lerner.
(d) Rainer Maria Rilke.

5. Where does the author describe watching the insect in "Praying Mantis"?
(a) His garden.
(b) A train.
(c) A cafe.
(d) An airplane.

Short Answer Questions

1. What drug was introduced about five years into Walt's illness, leading to a remission for him?

2. Where is the letterpress that the author co-owns with Boogie described in "Nicknames"?

3. Who is the author of the book the author describes reading in "Praying Mantis"?

4. Who is the author of the essay "Joy" that is described in "Joy is Such a Human Madness"?

5. What food does the author describe eating in his recurring dreams in "Inefficiency"?

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