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

2. What is the setting for Chapter 1, Part 2?
(a) The K of C Hall
(b) Reading Hills Country Club
(c) The VFW Hall
(d) Lantenengo Country Club

3. Who does Al see as he drives past the country club?
(a) Julian and Irma
(b) Julian and Caroline
(c) Ed and Caroline
(d) Caroline and Irma

4. What are the people in the room doing?
(a) Playing billiards
(b) Drinking
(c) Having dinner
(d) Playing cards

5. What is William Dilworth English's profession?
(a) Judge
(b) Attorney
(c) Accountant
(d) Physician

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Caroline say she will attempt to come to their party?

2. When is the Englishs' party scheduled?

3. From what disease is William English's father assumed to have suffered?

4. What industry did not boom for Gibbsville after 1925?

5. What nationality is the person in #20?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the inner workings of status in the mob.

2. Why is Gibbsville not enjoying the boom time with the rest of America in 1930?

3. Who is Al Grecco?

4. Describe Julian's behavior when he returns home from Harry's house.

5. Describe Julian's father.

6. Explain how alcohol can be both a positive and a negative for Ed Charney.

7. What does Foxie tell Al about Ed's girlfriend, Helene?

8. What is the extent of prejudice in this story?

9. What does William English do for the first ten years after his father's death?

10. How do the Englishes behave toward Julian and Caroline at Christmas dinner?

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