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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job does Mick offer to Davies?
(a) Librarian.
(b) Caretaker.
(c) Mechanic.
(d) Janitor.

2. What solution to the window problem does Davies turn down?
(a) Turning on a fan and closing the window.
(b) Putting more blankets on.
(c) Hanging up a sheet.
(d) Switching ends of the bed.

3. Which of the following is in the backyard of the house?
(a) Garden.
(b) Warehouse.
(c) Shed.
(d) Swimming pool.

4. Who is supposed to bring shoes to Davies?
(a) Aston.
(b) The shoe retailer.
(c) The hired helper.
(d) Mick.

5. What kind of pattern does Davies say he would like better than the pattern Aston gives him?
(a) Checks.
(b) A solid color.
(c) Stripes.
(d) Plaid.

6. Why does Davies want the window shut when he sleeps?
(a) He can hear the neighbors.
(b) He can hear wild animals outside.
(c) Rain is blowing on his head.
(d) The wind is making him cold.

7. Who does the owner of the house offer to sell it to?
(a) Aston.
(b) Davies.
(c) The neighbor.
(d) Mick.

8. Which character is best described as the voice of reason?
(a) Mick.
(b) Aston.
(c) Davies's former employer.
(d) Davies.

9. Who helps Aston when he resists mental treatment?
(a) His father.
(b) Davies.
(c) Mick.
(d) Nobody.

10. What color are the overalls that Aston offers Davies?
(a) Blue.
(b) Black.
(c) Yellow.
(d) White.

11. How have Aston's social skills changed since his treatment for mental illness?
(a) He doesn't go where there are people.
(b) He does more good deeds.
(c) He spends more time with people.
(d) He is constantly seeking new friends.

12. What is evidence that the rewards of Aston's good deed are wearing through?
(a) Davies' constant complaining.
(b) Aston has to buy Davies new clothes.
(c) Mick being disrespectful.
(d) Davie's interrupting the restoration of the house.

13. Which character can be best described as devious?
(a) Aston.
(b) Mick.
(c) the neighbor.
(d) Davies.

14. How does Aston react to the treatment he receives for his mental illness?
(a) He submits to the doctors out of respect.
(b) He is too medicated to resist.
(c) He resists but nobody is there to help him.
(d) When he resists, the doctors only hurt him more.

15. Which character is a successful welfare recipient?
(a) Mick.
(b) Davies.
(c) The neighbor.
(d) Aston.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mick altruistic toward?

2. How does Mick show that he is the one who owns the house?

3. What is actually in the bag that Aston brings home with him for Davies?

4. What is part of the job description that Aston offers Davies?

5. What or who does Aston claim he can work with?

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