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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Sophie say Otto compares with Charlie?
(a) He is the opposite.
(b) He is an older version.
(c) He is the same.
(d) He is a weaker substitute.

2. What does Charlie say will be destroyed when Otto and Charlie are no longer working together?
(a) Her tie to the world.
(b) Her marriage.
(c) Her hope of fun.
(d) Her source of prosperity.

3. What label does Sophie give her former lover?
(a) A giver.
(b) A living need.
(c) A healer.
(d) A loving bleeder.

4. What does Sophie say her former lover gave to others freely?
(a) Passion.
(b) Utility.
(c) Energy.
(d) Worth.

5. What does Sophie say she knows nothing about?
(a) Literature.
(b) Children.
(c) Business.
(d) Nature.

6. Why did Sophie not show her husband the bite from the cat?
(a) He will make fun of her.
(b) They will have a fight.
(c) They will be late for dinner.
(d) He will make her go to the doctor.

7. What is Mrs. Holstein's first name?
(a) Fern.
(b) Flora.
(c) Fara.
(d) Flo.

8. What are the Bentwoods doing at the beginning of the book?
(a) Eating dinner.
(b) Talking to friends.
(c) Writing a list.
(d) Reading the paper.

9. Where do the Holsteins live?
(a) Manhattan Projects.
(b) The Upper East Side.
(c) Brooklyn Heights.
(d) The Bronx Mansions.

10. Why does Otto refuse to take on a certain kind of law case?
(a) He thinks it is too low class.
(b) He is afraid of criminals.
(c) He does not agree with charitable means.
(d) He says it does not pay well enough.

11. What is Mr. Holstein's first name?
(a) Marion.
(b) Martin.
(c) Myron.
(d) Markus.

12. Where did Sophie see the cat?
(a) Near the front entrance.
(b) In the barn.
(c) In an alley.
(d) At her back door.

13. What wakes Sophie up the morning after the party?
(a) Her throbbing hand.
(b) An alarm.
(c) Another broken window.
(d) The meowing of the cat.

14. Where did Sophie first meet Francis?
(a) At a theater.
(b) At a restaurant.
(c) At Otto's office.
(d) At a park.

15. What aches while Sophie is with Charlie?
(a) Her head.
(b) Her arm.
(c) Her heart.
(d) Her hand.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Holstein like about the young generation?

2. What is Sophie distracted about while she and her husband head to the Holsteins' house?

3. How did Otto feel about the party?

4. Why did Sophie eventually tell her husband about the bite wound?

5. What is Mr. Bentwood's first name?

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