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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 86 - 102.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When is the essay "My Life, My Life, My Life, My Life in the Sunshine" dated?
(a) September 30.
(b) March 20.
(c) May 12.
(d) May 9.

2. Who gave the author the tomato starter plant he describes in "Tomato on Board"?
(a) Michael.
(b) Marcos.
(c) Jack.
(d) Pat.

3. What movie does the author recommend the reader see in "Among the Rewards of My Sloth..."?
(a) World War Z.
(b) Milk.
(c) A Man Named Pearl.
(d) I Am Sam.

4. Where does the author describe walking when he saw a lychee dealer in "My Birthday, Kinda"?
(a) The Bronx.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) Queens.
(d) Manhattan.

5. What Stevie Wonder song does the author describe in the beginning of "To Spread the Sweetness of Love"?
(a) "LSD."
(b) "Myself."
(c) "Come Back as a Flower."
(d) "For All We Know."

Short Answer Questions

1. What tree blossoms does the author describe as smelling like lemons in "The Purple Cornets of Spring"?

2. Where does the author describe being on his way to for a reading in "Umbrella in the Cafe"?

3. What song is described in "Toto" as "a landmark in the genre of kinda racist but" (144)?

4. For about how many years were the author's parents married?

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

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