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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Larry write so much during his first year of teaching?
(a) He keeps his teaching skills sharp
(b) Fear of being laid off for lack of being published
(c) He likes to write as a hobby
(d) He is anti social

2. What is the name of Sid and Charity's firstborn child?
(a) Danielle
(b) David
(c) James
(d) Daniel

3. Why is Charity so amazed by Larry and Sally?
(a) They have a beautiful apartment
(b) They are models
(c) They can speak several languages
(d) They put themselves through college

4. Where do Larry and Sally go on Friday night?
(a) Out to dinner
(b) Sid and Charity's home
(c) The movies
(d) The theater

5. Who does Sally talk to when Larry is working?
(a) Her landlady
(b) Charity
(c) Her neighbor
(d) The butcher

6. How does Sid feel about his teaching job?
(a) He despises it
(b) He is quitting
(c) He tolerates it
(d) He enjoys it

7. What major work does Larry begin?
(a) A new house
(b) A novel
(c) Addition to the house
(d) A mural

8. Who is Sally?
(a) Sid's wife
(b) Larry's wife
(c) Sid's ex-wife
(d) Larry's sister

9. What major event has just occurred as the chapter begins?
(a) Sally gets a new job at the college
(b) Sid has bought a new house
(c) Charity has just had her baby
(d) Charity opens a music store

10. Where have Charity and her husband come from?
(a) Yale
(b) Harvard
(c) Rutgers
(d) Princeton

11. What does Larry think about on this morning?
(a) His real estate business
(b) His business
(c) His passport
(d) His life

12. Who is Larry's office mate?
(a) Ellery Queen
(b) William Boatwright
(c) William MacKenzie
(d) William Ellery

13. Who is Charity's husband?
(a) Mark
(b) John
(c) Clay
(d) Sid

14. What did Larry and Sally name their daughter?
(a) Louise
(b) Lang
(c) Lynn
(d) Laurie

15. Where does Charity's family live?
(a) New York
(b) Battell Pond
(c) Kennebunkport
(d) Cambridge

Short Answer Questions

1. What material has Sid had published?

2. What does Larry do in his spare time?

3. Where does Sid drive Sally and Larry?

4. What was Sid's area of study before switching to English?

5. What do Larry and Sid do after Sally goes to bed?

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