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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. Why does this affair especially anger Norman?
(a) The woman is a friend of Norman's family.
(b) The woman is half Jim's age.
(c) Jim flaunts his affair to the men in camp.
(d) Norman had wanted to date the woman.

2. What does Jim invite Norman to do?
(a) Go out for a couple beers
(b) Have dinner at Norman's home
(c) Go to a ballgame
(d) Take a road trip

3. Jim's communications are filled with _________________.
(a) invitations to special events
(b) details of sexual conquests
(c) some sort of bragging
(d) pleas for money

4. How does Norman end each day?
(a) Preparing for the next day
(b) Ready for a couple beers
(c) Sick with exhaustion
(d) Wishing it were Friday

5. What does Jim enjoy doing at the camp?
(a) Singing camp songs
(b) Writing letters
(c) Causing trouble
(d) Playing cards

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jim never eat at breakfast?

2. Eventually how does Norman come to feel about Jim?

3. What does Norman do to revive himself?

4. How does Norman feel about Jim after the affair?

5. Jim's stories bore Norman to the point of ___________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Norman observe about Jim's behavior with the other men?

2. Why is Norman especially annoyed when Jim has an affair with a local woman?

3. What question does Jim not ask Norman at dinner?

4. How does Norman perceive Jim's letters?

5. How does Norman regain some composure after his trying days with Jim?

6. Why does Norman make this decision?

7. How does Norman perceive Jim?

8. What happens when Norman returns to college?

9. What does Norman fear about Jim?

10. What happens when Jim invites Norman to his home for dinner?

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