The Ballad of the Sad Café Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Ballad of the Sad Café Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the weather as the story opens?
(a) Temperate.
(b) Very hot.
(c) Cool.
(d) Frigid.

2. What business does Amelia run from her house?
(a) Beauty Salon.
(b) Child Care Center.
(c) Bakery.
(d) General Store.

3. How old was Marvin Macy when he married Amelia?
(a) 22.
(b) 19.
(c) 43.
(d) 32.

4. What does Amelia do with the gifts Marvin gives her?
(a) Puts them on display.
(b) Shows them to her friends.
(c) Puts them in storage.
(d) Sells them in her general store.

5. What does the author call a meeting of men on Amelia's porch?
(a) Busybody brigade.
(b) A consortium.
(c) An "evil festival".
(d) A lynching.

6. What is wrong with the sick child brought to see Amelia?
(a) Chicken Pox.
(b) Boil on his thigh.
(c) Scarlet Fever.
(d) Measles.

7. Both Frances and the student in #78 have been dubbed ________________.
(a) child geniuses.
(b) poor learners.
(c) pleasant.
(d) adequate.

8. Marvin Macy is characterized as ____________.
(a) a holy man.
(b) an evil man.
(c) a rambling man.
(d) a jolly man.

9. What is happening to Frances that Mr. Bilderbach is unaware of?
(a) She will be moving soon.
(b) She is in love with a boy in school.
(c) Her parents are divorcing.
(d) She is having a nervous breakdown.

10. What is one of the ways that Amelia tries to get rid of Marvin?
(a) Trips him on the stairs.
(b) Has him beaten up in the alley.
(c) Slams the door in his face.
(d) Poisons his coffee.

11. What does Marvin rub on his body prior to the big fight?
(a) Baby oil.
(b) Cocoa butter.
(c) Butter.
(d) Hog lard.

12. For how long do Amelia and Marvin throw punches at each other?
(a) A half hour.
(b) Five minutes.
(c) Two hours.
(d) Fifteen minutes.

13. What happens to Amelia after the activity in #66?
(a) She hires a hitman.
(b) She files a lawsuit.
(c) She leaves town.
(d) She loses her vitality.

14. What did critics say about Frances' performance of the piece in #83?
(a) It was inspired.
(b) It was virtuoso level.
(c) It lacked emotion.
(d) It was brilliant.

15. What will the man in #12 be called?
(a) Sir Morton.
(b) Cousin Lymon.
(c) Mr. Andrews.
(d) Buddy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrecks Amelia's cafe?

2. How long did Miss Amelia's only marriage last?

3. What is the busiest night in Amelia's cafe?

4. What do the people in town think has happened to the man in #14 when he is not seen the next day?

5. How old is the student who is profiled in a magazine?

(see the answer keys)

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