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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. In "Connie's Bummer Night," how do Mary Ann and Connie part ways?
(a) They promise to stay in touch.
(b) Mary Ann leaves in the middle of the night.
(c) Connie moves in with her boyfriend.
(d) They get in a fight.

2. What does Mrs. Madrigal tell Edgar as she hands him the kite?
(a) "Run fast."
(b) "Get it in the wind."
(c) "I approve of you."
(d) "Make it count."

3. Who interrupts Mrs. Madrigal's bath in search of Mary Ann?
(a) Michael.
(b) DeDe.
(c) Brian.
(d) Mona.

4. Why does Brian go to a bathhouse?
(a) To participate in a co-ed orgy.
(b) To get clean.
(c) To prove to himself that he is not homosexual.
(d) To meet other homosexual men.

5. Where are the couple when Edgar confesses to Mrs. Madrigal that he is dying?
(a) A hotel.
(b) His house.
(c) The park.
(d) The beach.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Mary Ann Singleton originally from?

2. Where does Beauchamp invite Mary Ann?

3. After she looses her job, what does Michael do to try to cheer Mona up?

4. What does Mary Ann learn about Mrs. Madrigal during their conversation after Mary Ann has been in her landlady's bedroom?

5. How does Mary Ann know Connie Bradshaw?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does DeDe do after Splinter refuses her?

2. Briefly discuss the argument between Edgar and Mrs. Madrigal as regards Mona's employment.

3. In "Relating at Lunch," how does Beauchamp change the status of his relationship with Mary Ann?

4. In "Mona's New Roomie," what does the reader learn about Mona and Michael's relationship?

5. Of what does Hillary accuse Brian? How does he react?

6. How does Edgar Halcyon describe himself?

7. Describe Mrs. Madrigal and Mary Ann's initial interaction.

8. Briefly compare the two women in Edgar's life, Ruby Miller and Frannie.

9. How does Mrs. Madrigal welcome Mary Ann to 28 Barbary Lane?

10. How does Mrs. Madrigal react when Mary Ann mentions the picture of the soldier in her bedroom?

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