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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Robert defies Margot's expectations in what way during their drive to the theater?
(a) He is much more controlling than she had expected.
(b) He is much funnier than she had expected.
(c) He is much quieter than she had expected.
(d) He is much more demonstrative than she had expected.

2. What adjective does Margot use to mentally describe Robert's car?
(a) Gleaming.
(b) Scratched.
(c) Muddy.
(d) Faded.

3. What objects are spilling out of the cup holders in Robert's car?
(a) Used tissues.
(b) Cigarette butts.
(c) Ketchup packets.
(d) Candy wrappers.

4. What does Robert wear on his date to the movies with Margot?
(a) Jeans and a sweater.
(b) Khakis and a button-down shirt.
(c) Jeans and a tee shirt.
(d) A tee shirt and a kilt.

5. What pet name does Robert use when he gives Margot an instruction and a kiss outside of the market?
(a) Sweetheart.
(b) Babe.
(c) Babydoll.
(d) Honey pie.

6. Who chooses the movie Margot and Robert see at the multiplex?
(a) They decide together.
(b) Margot.
(c) They allow a stranger to choose for them.
(d) Robert.

7. Margot and Robert see a movie at the multiplex that is later revealed to have been about what topic?
(a) The God Particle.
(b) The Space Race.
(c) The Holocaust.
(d) North Korea.

8. The narrator states that when Margot arrives at the market, Robert greets "her without" (79) what?
(a) Rancor.
(b) A smile.
(c) Hesitation.
(d) Ceremony.

9. At what location does Robert meet Margot when he offers to buy her some food?
(a) Circle K.
(b) 7-11.
(c) A and P.
(d) Minute Market.

10. Robert comes to pick up Margot for their date driving what color of car?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) White.

11. Margot thinks that which part of Robert's facial hair is particularly unruly?
(a) His beard.
(b) His mustache.
(c) His eyebrows.
(d) His sideburns.

12. Who makes the decision that results in Margot being rejected from the bar?
(a) The bartender.
(b) The cook.
(c) The bouncer.
(d) The waitress.

13. What adjective does Margot use to mentally describe Robert's height?
(a) Towering.
(b) Short.
(c) Average.
(d) Tall.

14. What name does Robert use the second time he addresses Margot directly within the narrative?
(a) Good girl.
(b) Concession-stand girl.
(c) Young scholar.
(d) Candy perfume girl.

15. Margot feels as if she and Robert are taking what action when they "land two or three good jokes in a row" (78)?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Fighting.
(c) Bonding.
(d) Pretending.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Margot say quietly in order to alert Robert to the fact that she has been rejected for entry into the bar?

2. The narrator states that before how many minutes have gone by on the drive to the theater, Margot becomes "wildly uncomfortable" (80)?

3. How long after their first meeting do Robert and Margot see each other again?

4. What words does Robert use to describe Margot's suggested bar when Margot suggests she and Robert go to her usual bar?

5. What instruction does Robert give Margot after kissing her outside of the market?

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