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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What will Joe Farkas, a young man from New York, be taking over?
(a) Adolph's company.
(b) His place as head of the household.
(c) Some of the traveling at work.
(d) The Atlanta branch of the company.

2. Why does Boo ask Adolph why he is going down to pick up Sunny at the train station?
(a) Sunny knows her way home perfectly well.
(b) Whether or not she has a lot of luggage.
(c) She wants him to pick up some groceries instead.
(d) Sunny can walk home.

3. Over what do Boo and Reba argue?
(a) How much tickets cost.
(b) Where Ballyhoo will be this year.
(c) How the tradition of Ballyhoo got started.
(d) Whether or not they would allow their daughters to go.

4. What does Reba do when Lala says she is holding out hopes for another boy named Ferdy Nachman?
(a) Boo warns her off him.
(b) Reba warns her off him.
(c) Reba asks who this boy is.
(d) Reba encourages her to hold out.

5. What does Boo tell Lala about Sylvan?
(a) He is in town visiting for the week.
(b) She has called him to discuss Ballyhoo.
(c) He was the one who called, saying he wants to speak to her.
(d) He is coming for dinner.

6. How does Joe respond to this information?
(a) She could be in Vogue.
(b) He loves Jane Austen.
(c) She does not look like a communist.
(d) He is surprised she is interested in Shakespeare.

7. Where is Louisa, their cook, going to work?
(a) In a school.
(b) In a nursing home.
(c) In a restaurant.
(d) At the Arkwright's across the street.

8. How does Sunny respond when Lala asks how they know each other?
(a) They met on a bus.
(b) They met on the train.
(c) They met at the train station.
(d) They met in college.

9. What does Reba think the consequences are of higher education?
(a) It makes people insane.
(b) More intelligence.
(c) A good job.
(d) A better life.

10. Where does he believe Sunny will not be going?
(a) Back to college.
(b) To the Shakespeare festival.
(c) Home for the holidays.
(d) To Ballyhoo.

11. What does Adolph tell Sunny after Reba is gone?
(a) He found university brochures hidden on Sunny's father's desk when she was six years old, and comments on how proud he would be of her.
(b) He has deposited money in her account for college.
(c) He hopes she is enjoying college.
(d) He hopes she goes to Ballyhoo and meets someone special.

12. What does Louisa say when Boo asks her why she changed jobs?
(a) She does not like Boo.
(b) Boo is bothersome.
(c) She does not want to work for Jews.
(d) Boo already knew why.

13. What does Boo do when Reba asks some embarrassing questions?
(a) She begins to laugh.
(b) She takes her off into the kitchen.
(c) She apologizes for Reba's rude behavior.
(d) She tells her to be quiet.

14. What does Lala tell Joe to do?
(a) Go with her to Ballyhoo.
(b) Come up with the name of the central family in her novel.
(c) Sing Christmas carols.
(d) Watch television.

15. To what does this statement lead?
(a) A discussion of what goes on at Ballyhoo.
(b) If he has a girlfriend.
(c) If he would like to go to Ballyhoo with Lala.
(d) What he would like for dinner next time he comes.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Adolph can see that Joe and Sunny want to spend time alone, what does he suggest?

2. How does Joe respond when Sunny says that having a Christmas tree does not mean they are not Jewish?

3. Why did he have to drop out of college?

4. What does Lala complain that instead of fighting about Christmas trees, they should all be doing?

5. What does Boo suggest that Lala should have on her mind?

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