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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who dies at the end of "O Youth and Beauty?"
(a) Louise.
(b) One of the Bentley children.
(c) An unamed fan of Cash's.
(d) Cash.

2. What does the narrator in "Goodbye My Brother" do for a living?
(a) Attorney.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Businesswoman.
(d) Teacher.

3. Who has a big realization after Amy disappears?
(a) Mr. Lawton.
(b) Mrs. Lawton.
(c) The new housekeeper.
(d) Rosemary.

4. What kind of employee is James Clancy?
(a) Ideal.
(b) Bad.
(c) So-so.
(d) Lazy.

5. Who gets ill and goes to the hospital in "Clancy in the Tower of Babel"?
(a) Nora.
(b) Nora.
(c) Clancy.
(d) Mr. Rowantree.

6. What kind of music do Irene and Jim like?
(a) Country.
(b) Jazz.
(c) Classical.
(d) Hip-hop.

7. Who will do anything to keep the peace in the Pomeroy family?
(a) Chaddy.
(b) Lawrence.
(c) Mrs. Pomeroy.
(d) Diana.

8. Where do the Malloys live?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Wentworth, Indiana.
(c) Springfield, Indiana.
(d) Illinois.

9. Where is Laud's Head?
(a) Maine.
(b) Minnesota.
(c) Massachusetts.
(d) Mississippi.

10. How do Irene and Jim listen to their music?
(a) CD.
(b) Tapes.
(c) Record.
(d) On the radio.

11. What is Lawrence's profession?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Businessman.
(c) Dentist.
(d) Lawyer.

12. What is the setting for the story about the Pomeroy family?
(a) A seaside mansion in Laud's Head.
(b) An apartment in Laud's Head.
(c) A restuarant in Laud's Head.
(d) A small house in Laud's Head.

13. Where does James Clancy get a job?
(a) A doctor's office.
(b) A law firm.
(c) An upscale apartment complex.
(d) A grocery store.

14. Who does James Clancy talk to about his job and the people he meets there?
(a) His mistress.
(b) His family.
(c) Nora.
(d) His friends.

15. What is the name of the story about Cash Bentley?
(a) "O Youth and Beauty."
(b) "Clancy in the Tower of Babel."
(c) "The Five Forty-Eight."
(d) "The Sorrows of Gin."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the main characters in "Clancy in the Tower of Babel"?

2. Where is Clarissa spending the summer?

3. What are the Whitemore's family goals?

4. What item does Jim come home with one day?

5. What do the injuries force Cash to do?

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