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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Mother wants the narrator to invite which girl to the prom?
(a) Daphne Bigelow.
(b) Regina Delfin.
(c) Angeline O'Connor.
(d) Wanda Hickey.
2. What was the character Wimpy known for in old cartoons?
(a) Running in circles.
(b) Flying kites.
(c) Being forgetful.
(d) Eating hamburgers.
3. Who does the narrator find in his biology class?
(a) The most annoying girl he's ever met.
(b) A girl with an enormous crush on him.
(c) The smartest girl he's ever met.
(d) The girl of his dreams.
4. During Spring semester in Biology II class, Daphne is what?
(a) Assigned to tutor the narrator in class.
(b) Showing romantic interest in the narrator.
(c) Absent for three weeks.
(d) Assigned to be the narrator's lab partner.
5. The narrator is ecstatic in his Biology II class because of what?
(a) He gets to talk with the girl of his dreams on a weekly basis.
(b) With his new tutor, he's sure to get an A.
(c) A pretty girl finally has a big crush on him.
(d) It's spring and he's feeling the excitement of the season.
6. Where do we find the narrator at the beginning of Story 7?
(a) Boston.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Baltimore.
(d) Manhattan.
7. Why did Howie quit high school?
(a) To work and support his aging parents.
(b) He never liked school.
(c) He was failing.
(d) To get married.
8. When the narrator emerges from the bathroom after bathing and grooming for his date with the girl next door, what condition is the bathroom in?
(a) The walls are dripping wet and the paint is peeling.
(b) No soap or hot water are left.
(c) The bathroom floor is soaking wet.
(d) The room reeks of shaving cream and hair spray.
9. In his daydreams, the narrator envisions himself impressing his lady friend with what dance?
(a) Lindy.
(b) Tango.
(c) Polka.
(d) Waltz.
10. When the Spring Dance is announced, who does the narrator decide to invite?
(a) Penelope Sanders.
(b) Daphne Bigelow.
(c) Wanda Hickey.
(d) Josie Cosnowski.
11. At the end of Story 7, what does the narrator do with his box of childhood memories?
(a) Mails it to his brother.
(b) Puts it away in his closet.
(c) Burns it.
(d) Donates it to Goodwill.
12. As the narrator waters the lawn and ponders his prom fate, how does he distract himself?
(a) By occasionally spraying his younger brother.
(b) By thinking about the most recent science fiction novel he's read.
(c) By scheming how he's going to get out of having to attend prom.
(d) By watching his neighbor Josephine through the window.
13. When Mr. Bigelow chats with the narrator as he waits for Daphne at her house, the man mistakes the young man for who?
(a) One of the Pittsburgh Steel Shepherds.
(b) A member of the Bumpus family.
(c) The son of a wealthy socialite.
(d) One of Daphne's former boyfriends.
14. In what major way did Maxwell Bigelow help the community?
(a) Built a homeless shelter.
(b) Donated the ice skating rink to the park.
(c) Paid for a second gym at the high school.
(d) Opened a soup kitchen.
15. As an adult, the narrator is a former what?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Police officer.
(c) GI.
(d) Husband.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the narrator wearing on his date with Daphne?
2. How does the narrator get to the Bigelow family's neighborhood?
3. What does the Old Man believe regarding one's prom date?
4. By the time Josie and the narrator have reached their homes walking from the grocery store, what has transpired?
5. Who does the narrator finally invite to the prom?
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