The Boys of My Youth Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What event from Wendell and Jo's childhood is recounted in great detail? (from Preface - Cousins)

The first grade spelling bee.

A small parade through the middle of town.

A vacation that their entire extended family took to Hawai'i.

A piano recital that they practiced for exhaustively.

2.

Jo's childhood home is in what state? (from The Family Hour - Out There)

Arizona.

Illinois.

Montana.

New York.

3.

What unlikely small business does Jo work for? (from The Fourth State of Matter - Bulldozing the Baby)

A quarterly space physics publication.

A divorce attorney.

An independent gun manufacturer.

A veterinarian's office.

4.

Why are Jo and Elizabeth become suddenly excited when they are hanging out in Jo's living room, in present-day? (from The Boys of My Youth)

They see the Garcia brothers sneaking up on their house with rolls of toilet paper.

Jo receives a voicemail from a new romantic interest.

Elizabeth opens a handwritten letter from her ex-husband, asking if they can reconcile.

Jo is going to become a published author.

5.

What group of unlikely visitors come to the hospital room in the last hours of Jo's mother's life? (from The Family Hour - Out There)

A group of door-to-door salesmen.

A group of Christmas carolers.

All of the aunts, uncles, and cousins in Jo's family.

A group of medical students.

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