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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Miss Megley?
(a) The governess.
(b) The talented young singer.
(c) The waitress.
(d) The narrator's wife.

2. How many keys are on the key chain that Boo Boo gives to Lionel?
(a) 100.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 15.

3. Where does Arthur want to move?
(a) Boston.
(b) New York City.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Connecticut.

4. What does Lionel promise his mother recently?
(a) Not to run away anymore.
(b) To listen to Sandra.
(c) To eat more vegetables.
(d) To learn how to sail.

5. What does Lionel think a 'kike' is?
(a) A key chain.
(b) A thief.
(c) A saint.
(d) A kite.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Arthur leave his wife?

2. Where are Mrs. Snell's matches from?

3. Why is Le Amis Des Vieux Maitres closed down?

4. Who does Lee say is Arthur's worst enemy?

5. What food item do they want to lure Lionel out of the boat with?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Arthur want to move to Connecticut?

2. Describe the narrator in For Esme -- with Love and Squalor.

3. How does the story, Down at the Dinghy, end?

4. Why does the narrator and Bobby move back to New York nine years later?

5. What does Arthur do for a living? How does the reader know?

6. Why does Arthur call Lee in the first place of Pretty Mouth and Green my Eyes?

7. Why does Lionel cry when he throws the key chain overboard?

8. Why does Arthur think his marriage isn't working?

9. How does Boo Boo handle Lionel's habit of running away?

10. Why does Lionel run away so often?

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