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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Match Wits with Inspector Ford.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the redhead's name who comes to discuss literature with Kaiser?
(a) Sherry.
(b) Roberta.
(c) Joanne.
(d) Tina.

2. Why does Word use Flossie's call-girl service?
(a) He does not care about the literature; he is in love with one of the call-girls.
(b) Because he is a lonely bachelor who just wants company.
(c) He is trying to brush up on his literary knowledge for a game show.
(d) For intellectual stimulation that his wife can't provide.

3. In the end, what does God do just before Abraham is about to sacrifice Issac?
(a) He tells Abraham is was just a joke.
(b) He tells Abraham to kill Issac good and dead.
(c) God strikes Abraham down.
(d) God takes Issac away in a cloud of fire.

4. In which of the essays is morality discussed?
(a) "On the Ethics of Today."
(b) "On Morality."
(c) "On Tripping Through a Copse Picking Violets."
(d) "On Youth and Age."

5. What is Word Babcock's line of work?
(a) Joy-buzzer manufacturer
(b) Bus driver.
(c) Toilet paper factory manager.
(d) Pizza delivery man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can the reader learn from this section about people who are dead and come back as ghosts?

2. Who helped catch the Dusseldorf Strangler?

3. Why does the narrator believe there are no later plays by Allen?

4. Who is the narrator in the section "Early Essays"?

5. How long had Mr. Dubbs's brother been dead when he saw his ghost?

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