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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Pop tell his daughter to spend time with?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her father.
(c) Mr. Ali.
(d) Her mother.

2. What does Robbie send to Pop as a gift?
(a) A baseball glove.
(b) A bear paw.
(c) A watch.
(d) A badger claw.

3. What does Marie discover when she gets back from buying groceries in the summer?
(a) Rhonda beating up Robbie.
(b) Robbie beating up Helene.
(c) Helene beating up Rhonda.
(d) Rhonda beating up Helene.

4. Who goes to the beach with Marie and the kids?
(a) Agathe.
(b) Ross.
(c) Pop.
(d) Robbie.

5. What does Thomas's people think of him?
(a) They think he is a dictator.
(b) They think he is old.
(c) They think he is fair.
(d) They do not care about him.

6. What nationally televised event does Mr. Ali appear on?
(a) Malcom X's funeral service.
(b) Saturday Night Live.
(c) The Olympics.
(d) NBC News.

7. Who has been stuck in the same job for 30 years?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Peggy.
(c) Helene.
(d) Mr. Ali.

8. Why was the early 1960s so frightening for the narrator?
(a) Because she hated school.
(b) Because of the possibility of nuclear war.
(c) Because of segregation.
(d) Because of Woodstock.

9. Who dunks Marie under the water at summer camp?
(a) Rhonda.
(b) Robbie.
(c) Pop.
(d) Helene.

10. Who does Marie and Robbie find down the street from Agathe's house?
(a) William.
(b) Mr. Ali.
(c) Tommy.
(d) Poochini.

11. Who attacks the narrator in the first chapter?
(a) A bear.
(b) A child.
(c) A woman.
(d) A man.

12. What does Thomas not like to talk about?
(a) Books.
(b) Music.
(c) Plants.
(d) Movies.

13. What is the name of the narrator's dog?
(a) Poochini.
(b) Puck.
(c) Petey.
(d) Pooky.

14. Who is Daniel Slater?
(a) Helene's boyfriend.
(b) Helene's friend.
(c) Helene's boss.
(d) Helene's son.

15. Who goes to the hospital in Chapter 1?
(a) The twins.
(b) The god.
(c) The neighbor.
(d) The narrator.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the profession of the narrator's father?

2. When did Helene die?

3. Who wants to open up their own firm?

4. Who is good at shooting a gun as a child?

5. Who thinks Communism is dangerous?

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