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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the narrator of De Daumier-Smith's Blue Period going to art school?
(a) To make Bobby happy.
(b) To meet women.
(c) To help his commercial art career.
(d) To fill the time during the day.

2. What feature does the narrator first notice about Charles?
(a) His eyes.
(b) His hair.
(c) His voice.
(d) His intelligence.

3. Who do the goggles that are thrown overboard once belong to?
(a) Lionel.
(b) Lionel's father.
(c) Boo Boo.
(d) Uncle Webb and Uncle Seymour.

4. What is the farthest distance Lionel ever runs away to?
(a) A couple of miles.
(b) 250 yards.
(c) The front door.
(d) A couple of blocks.

5. What food item do they want to lure Lionel out of the boat with?
(a) Beans.
(b) Pickles.
(c) Peanut butter.
(d) Crackers.

6. Who wins the race back to the house at the end of the story, Down at the Dinghy?
(a) Lionel's father.
(b) Lionel.
(c) Lionel's neighbor.
(d) Boo Boo.

7. Who does Lee say is Arthur's worst enemy?
(a) Joanie.
(b) Arthur.
(c) Junior.
(d) Lee.

8. What does Arthur think Joanie enjoys most about a new house?
(a) The garden.
(b) The quiet.
(c) Decorating the new house.
(d) Getting a dog.

9. Why does the narrator say he hates chairs?
(a) He wants` Yoshoto to feel bad.
(b) He is being rude.
(c) He is joking.
(d) He is nervous.

10. Where does the narrator see the talented young singer, giving him a chance to speak with her?
(a) Church.
(b) The organ concert.
(c) The tea room.
(d) The training facility.

11. Why does Arthur say his marriage isn't working?
(a) They are mis-mated.
(b) They don't have any fun together.
(c) They are too far apart in age.
(d) They don't have anything in common.

12. How does the narrator in the story, For Esme - with Love and Squalor, receive the wedding invitation?
(a) By air mail.
(b) By telegram.
(c) By e-mail.
(d) By phone.

13. Why does it take Esme so long to write her first letter to the narrator?
(a) Her brother is ill.
(b) Her aunt is ill.
(c) She loses the narrator's address.
(d) She moves.

14. What month is it when Lionel disappears in the story, Down at the Dinghy?
(a) July.
(b) August.
(c) November.
(d) October.

15. Where do Arthur and Lee live?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) Boston.
(c) New York City.
(d) New Jersey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Esme want to read about most?

2. What does Arthur put up with for five years?

3. What happens to Charles' father?

4. Why does Arthur call Lee at the beginning of the story, Pretty Mouth and Green my Eyes?

5. What does Lionel promise his mother recently?

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