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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 35 - 51.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was tested on Vertus Hardiman?
(a) The flu vaccine.
(b) The polio vaccine.
(c) Radiation.
(d) Asbestos.

2. What drug was introduced about five years into Walt's illness, leading to a remission for him?
(a) Antidan.
(b) Restic.
(c) Glivec.
(d) Virtec.

3. Where does the author describe the poetry reading in "Pecans"?
(a) The Wanderer Bookstore.
(b) The Roger Miller Arena.
(c) The Met.
(d) The Arts Club of New York.

4. Who wrote the Duino Elegies?
(a) Rainer Maria Rilke.
(b) Michelle Alexander.
(c) Zadie Smith.
(d) Ben Lerner.

5. Who is the toddler described by the author that puts her hands around his finger in "The Irrepressible: The Gratitudes"?
(a) Paul.
(b) Auri.
(c) Emily.
(d) Zadie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where in New York does the author describe the cafe where he had coffee in "Coffee without the Saucer"?

2. What restaurant chain does the author reference with the pancake breakfast special "Delight Stack" (107) in "Stacking Delights"?

3. Where is the author's house that he describes in "Among the Rewards of My Sloth..."?

4. Who does the author describe as his partner in "Inefficiency"?

5. What does the author describe having at Darn Good Soup in "Stacking Delights"?

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