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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the reason Ed cannot go to the Stage Coach Inn tonight?
(a) His son broke his arm
(b) His car is broken
(c) He got a flat tire
(d) He has the flu

2. How could the late-1920s be characterized for Gibbsville?
(a) Depression
(b) High prosperity
(c) Not a boom time
(d) High growth

3. As a result of the strike, what did the people of Gibbsville begin to use in their homes?
(a) Fireplaces
(b) Telephones
(c) Chimineas
(d) Oil burners

4. Julian's parents are critical of _________________.
(a) The IRS
(b) Julian
(c) The Democrats
(d) The president

5. Many people in Gibbsville still have ____________.
(a) Stocks
(b) Property
(c) Money
(d) Families

6. What does Lute arrange to pick up?
(a) Champagne
(b) Deli trays
(c) Studebaker sedan
(d) His mother

7. Where is Al Grecco coming from as Chapter 1, Part 3 begins?
(a) NewarK
(b) Philadelphia
(c) Pittsburgh
(d) Boston

8. What is the value of each gift given to Julian and Caroline?
(a) $750
(b) $1,250
(c) $2,500
(d) $250

9. What is the name of the wife mentioned in #1?
(a) Irma
(b) Joyce
(c) Caroline
(d) Edna

10. How much did Ed Charney give Al to have Ed's car washed after Al got out of prison?
(a) $3
(b) $10
(c) $5
(d) $1

11. Where does Al Grecco live?
(a) Townhouse
(b) Apollo Hotel
(c) Roominghouse
(d) Condo

12. Who has Julian apparently humiliated?
(a) Irma
(b) Harry
(c) Ed
(d) Al

13. Who is Lute's boss?
(a) Ross Campbell
(b) Julian English
(c) Johnson Hall
(d) Ed Charney

14. Where do Julian and Caroline go today?
(a) Julian's parents' home
(b) The movies
(c) Church
(d) A book club meeting

15. In what year does this story currently take place?
(a) 1899
(b) 1925
(c) 1930
(d) 1913

Short Answer Questions

1. After the strike it was too much trouble to ____________________.

2. Who is Ed Charney?

3. What is the setting for Chapter 1, Part 2?

4. What does Ed do with the information Al provides him about people?

5. To what does William English belong in Gibbsville?

(see the answer keys)

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