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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Two words likely to be found on the bumper stickers of vans are love and ____________.
(a) Revolution.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Peace.
(d) Harmony.

2. What is the narrator's brother's name?
(a) Jimmy.
(b) Randy.
(c) Ray.
(d) Ricky.

3. How did the narrator arrive at the correct answer to the equation in front of the Algebra class?
(a) Wild guess.
(b) Inspiration.
(c) Cheating.
(d) Computation.

4. Where did the narrator meet his friend, Howard, for lunch?
(a) Le Petit Trianon.
(b) Les Miserables du Frite.
(c) L'Auberge.
(d) The Russian Tea Room.

5. What did the narrator's father do first when he came home from work?
(a) Took a shower.
(b) Took a nap.
(c) Kissed his wife.
(d) Got a beer.

6. What might the archaeologists think the car is used for in a Chevrolet commercial?
(a) A cafe.
(b) A school.
(c) A residence.
(d) A church.

7. The narrator finds that Van people and Camper people are all ________________.
(a) Retired.
(b) Smug.
(c) Comedians.
(d) Criminals.

8. What was the narrator's first class in high school?
(a) Biology.
(b) Physics.
(c) Latin.
(d) Algebra.

9. According to the narrator, how do Van people drive?
(a) Recklessly.
(b) With abandon.
(c) Slowly.
(d) Very restrained.

10. According to the narrator, how do Camper people drive?
(a) Carelessly.
(b) Very slowly.
(c) Randomly.
(d) Sporadically.

11. According to the narrator, Camper people are ____________________.
(a) College professors.
(b) Politically conservative.
(c) Corporate CEOs.
(d) High school dropouts.

12. The archaeologists may think that a dog in a commercial is a __________________.
(a) higher, sentient species.
(b) god.
(c) food source.
(d) psychic.

13. The archaeologists will probably think that TV commercials are some form of ______________.
(a) Mating ritual.
(b) Communism.
(c) Pornography.
(d) Religion.

14. What does the narrator ruminate on as he sits in the tunnel?
(a) The meaning of life.
(b) The unknowability of God.
(c) His crazy relatives.
(d) Politics.

15. What mantra did the narrator develop in class?
(a) You don't see me.
(b) I'm not here.
(c) I'm not the one you want.
(d) Don't call on me.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Howard's client?

2. How is the Johnson Smith catalog distributed?

3. When the narrator imagines a future archaeological dig at a lost city, what does he think the rediscovered city will be called?

4. What was the title of the article that the narrator wrote for the GM magazine?

5. What sport does the narrator recall playing with his friends?

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