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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Oliver hear Jenny say to a man named Phil?
(a) That she can't stand Oliver.
(b) That she loves him.
(c) That she is dating Oliver.
(d) That she is leaving school.

2. What announcement does Oliver's mother make?
(a) That she hopes Oliver plans to marry such a wonderful girl as Jenny.
(b) That Oliver's father has been appointed as director of the peace corps.
(c) That she is going to Paris herself and hopes Jenny will accompany her.
(d) That Oliver's father is incurably ill.

3. What plot device is used in this chapter several times?
(a) Red herrings.
(b) MacGuffin.
(c) Denouement.
(d) Foreshadowing.

4. What does the dinner conversation foreshadow in Oliver's life?
(a) Oliver's father dying in a car crash.
(b) His father's disapproval of Jenny.
(c) Oliver being disinherited.
(d) Oliver joining the Peace Corps.

5. Why does Jenny wear the necklace she has on?
(a) It is her sorority symbol and a sign of her loyalty to them.
(b) It is her dad's class ring and signifies her closeness to him.
(c) It is a star of David, which is a symbol of her religion.
(d) It belonged to her deceased mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Oliver say about the conversation he and his father have at dinner?

2. Where does Jenny meet Oliver's parents?

3. How would Oliver had described Jenny's religious beliefs at this point in his knowledge of her?

4. What does Oliver's father want him to do after graduating college?

5. What increases Jenny's emotional level?

(see the answer key)

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