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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 do the other children in the Pomeroy family dislike?
(a) Chaddy.
(b) The narrator.
(c) Lawrence.
(d) Diana.

2. Whose gin does Amy pour down the sink?
(a) Rosemary's.
(b) Her mother's.
(c) Her father's.
(d) Her sister's.

3. Who are the main characters in "Clancy in the Tower of Babel"?
(a) Lawrence.
(b) The Whittmores.
(c) Clarissa.
(d) James and Nora.

4. What does Diana call Lawrence?
(a) Chaddy.
(b) Little Jesus.
(c) Larry.
(d) Tifty.

5. What is Baxter's relationship status?
(a) Single, but with a girlfriend.
(b) A bachelor.
(c) Married.
(d) Single.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does James Clancy talk to about his job and the people he meets there?

2. What does Rosemary talk to Amy about?

3. Who gets ill and goes to the hospital in "Clancy in the Tower of Babel"?

4. Where country do the immigrants come from in "Clancy in the Tower of Babel"?

5. Where is Clarissa spending the summer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Laura do when she becomes pregnant?

2. Describe the shared love of Irene and Jim Westcott.

3. Why is Ralph trying to get new jobs and promotions?

4. How do Ralph and Laura Whittemore feel about money?

5. What is the background of the relationship between Ralph and Laura Whittemore?

6. Who are the Crutchmans in "The Worm in the Apple?"

7. How is Baxter described?

8. Why don't the other Pomeroy children like Lawrence?

9. How do Ralph and Laura react to a Ralph's new job and potential raise in salary?

10. What do the Pomeroy children do to irk Lawrence?

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