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

2. What does Julian do for ten years after his father's death?
(a) Hates his father intensely
(b) Pays back the money he embezzled
(c) Goes to grief counseling
(d) Goes to his grave every day

3. On what street do Lute and Irma live?
(a) Lantenengo Street
(b) Maple Street
(c) Landis Street
(d) Landon Street

4. What is the relationship between Julian and the person telling the story?
(a) He is Julian's father-in-law
(b) He is Julian's brother
(c) He is Julian's fraternity brother
(d) He has a lot of money invested in Julian's business

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What day is it when Chapter 2, Part 3 begins?

2. Who is Al Grecco's boss?

3. How could the late-1920s be characterized for America?

4. What does Julian's father chastise him for?

5. What is William English's religious affiliation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Julian's father.

2. How does the author show that Lute and Irma have a good relationship?

3. Explain how Julian's alcohol problem is escalating despite his attempts to act normally.

4. What are Irma Fliegler's thoughts as she looks out the window on Christmas morning?

5. Who is Ed Charney?

6. What happens when Julian goes to Harry's house?

7. Who is Alice Cartwright?

8. Of all the men from whom she had to choose, why was Caroline drawn to Julian?

9. Why does the author choose to describe more of the setting in Chapter 3, Part 1?

10. How does Irma feel superior to the Jewish people across the street?

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