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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. Where does Wilbur live at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) 1 Central Park West.
(b) The Statue of Liberty.
(c) Trump Towers.
(d) The Empire State Building.

2. If Dr. Mott knew the secret about Wilbur and Eliza's intelligence, he kept it for what purpose?
(a) To make money.
(b) To study them.
(c) To protect them.
(d) To torment them.

3. At what age did Wilbur's life stop being happy?
(a) 3.
(b) 15.
(c) 10.
(d) 7.

4. On their 15th birthday, Wilbur and Eliza write a note revealing their intelligence on what?
(a) A book jacket.
(b) A bedsheet.
(c) A piece of paper.
(d) A cell phone.

5. What do the nurses enjoy doing with the children?
(a) Reading them stories.
(b) Plotting against their parents.
(c) Dressing them.
(d) Taking them to museums.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where does Eliza conduct interviews regarding her inheritance?

2. Why does Dr. Cordiner resent Wilbur and Eliza?

3. Where does Eliza confront her brother after she receives her inheritance?

4. What is Wilbur wearing at the beginning of Chapter 1?

5. When Dr. Cordiner suggests separating Wilbur and Eliza, they threaten to do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. When their father seems conflicted about their intelligence, how do Wilbur and Eliza react?

2. Why is Dr. Mott important to Wilbur and Eliza?

3. Why do the servants at the mansion believe it is haunted?

4. As Wilbur writes his memoirs, he discovers Melody and Isadore are planning a what?

5. Who is Kurt Vonnegut honoring when he begins his novel with "To Whom it May Concern"?

6. Following her stay in the mental institution, what does Eliza think of the United States?

7. Why does Dr. Cordiner get angry at Wilbur and Eliza?

8. Why does Kurt Vonnegut admire the performances of Laurel and Hardy?

9. What is Wilbur's mood at the beginning of Slapstick: Or, Lonesome No More!?

10. As a child, why was Wilbur worried about Dr. Mott?

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