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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: You Have to be Cruel to be Kind.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator believe food comes from?
(a) The women at the supermarket.
(b) The supermarket.
(c) The old people.
(d) The garbage can.

2. How does the narrator believe people are treated at crisis centers?
(a) Tod Friendly would heal them by operating on them.
(b) People are asked questions about how satisfied they are with their care.
(c) Pimps would heal women with their fists.
(d) Mothers would arrive kicking and screaming but leave rested and happier.

3. How does Tod Friendly walk in the door to his house after he leaves the hospital?
(a) He walks in backwards.
(b) He has to climb over some rubble.
(c) He limps because of the pain in his ankle.
(d) He walks in sideways.

4. How does the narrator feel at the beginning of the book?
(a) Strong and young.
(b) Old and full of fear.
(c) He has an ankle pain.
(d) Completely paralyzed.

5. What happens to Tod Friendly's body over time?
(a) He spends less and less time masturbating.
(b) He gets younger, stronger, and more virile.
(c) He gets older and more infirm.
(d) He spends more and more time in the bathroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator wish he could say to Irene?

2. Where does Tod Friendly live in the beginning of the book?

3. What does Tod Friendly tell Irene when she asks him about his secret?

4. Who is the president of the United States at the beginning of the book?

5. How many forward gears does the narrator think Tod Friendly's car has?

(see the answer key)

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