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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the biggest event of the narrator's junior year in high school?
(a) Valentine's Day Dance.
(b) Homecoming.
(c) Inaugural Prom.
(d) Junior Prom.

2. In old cartoons, who was Wimpy?
(a) Orphan Annie's uncle.
(b) Betty Boop's boyfriend.
(c) Sylvester's friend.
(d) Popeye's sidekick.

3. As an adult, the narrator lives in what type of dwelling?
(a) An apartment.
(b) Low-income housing.
(c) A house.
(d) A penthouse.

4. In Story Five, when the narrator, Schwartz, and Flick hitchhike home from school, who picks them up?
(a) Mr. Pulaski.
(b) Their basketball coach.
(c) Their math teacher.
(d) Rough-looking steelworker.

5. In what major way did Maxwell Bigelow help the community?
(a) Built a homeless shelter.
(b) Paid for a second gym at the high school.
(c) Opened a soup kitchen.
(d) Donated the ice skating rink to the park.

6. How does the narrator's memorable prom night end?
(a) He passes out on the sidewalk and wakes up to a dog licking his face.
(b) He rips his suit and has to pay for damages.
(c) He hastily says goodbye to his date and runs down the street, where he throws up.
(d) He runs out of gas and has to walk back home.

7. In the community, who is Maxwell Bigelow, Daphne's father?
(a) Vice president of a steel company.
(b) Chairman of the bank.
(c) Chief architect.
(d) Town mayor.

8. What happens to the adult narrator's childhood fire chief hat?
(a) Is sat upon and crushed.
(b) Is stolen by a toy collector.
(c) Falls out a window.
(d) Gets chewed up by a dog.

9. What does the narrator, as an adult, receive from his mother?
(a) A package of childhood mementos.
(b) A BB gun she never let him have when he was a kid.
(c) A letter in which she says she recently saw Daphne.
(d) A childhood book that she should have sent to Randy instead.

10. What is the name of the Bigelow family's chauffeur?
(a) Anthony.
(b) Raymond.
(c) Boris.
(d) Drew.

11. By the time Josie and the narrator have reached their homes walking from the grocery store, what has transpired?
(a) He has professed his love to her.
(b) He has asked her out on a date.
(c) She has told him she has a boyfriend.
(d) She has invited him to a party.

12. The narrator notes that Howie used to be fun, but now he's always what?
(a) Angry.
(b) Sleepy.
(c) Boring.
(d) Annoying.

13. In Story 7, the narrator is what?
(a) Just starting out on his own.
(b) Fully grown.
(c) Celebrating his eighteenth birthday.
(d) Applying for a job.

14. Where must the narrator and his friends rent prom clothes from?
(a) Julie Bee's Formal Suits & Gowns.
(b) Al Swank's Formalwear.
(c) Anthony's Fancy Clothes.
(d) Gizelle's Swanky Threads.

15. What happens to the goodnight kiss between Wanda and the narrator?
(a) The porch light comes on and interrupts their kiss.
(b) He's so drunk that intead of kissing her, he pats her on the back and walks away.
(c) He accidentally kisses her on the nose instead.
(d) He tries to kiss her but hastily leaves upon smelling sauerkraut on her breath.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Spring Dance is announced, who does the narrator decide to invite?

2. Once inside the party location with Josie, the narrator realizes he's at a what?

3. What does the narrator start to worry about at the party with Josie?

4. The narrator and his date accompany another couple to the prom on a double-date. Who is the other couple?

5. What is the name of the new girl next door whom the narrator is smitten by?

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