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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Robert asks Margot for her phone number and does not yet know her name, what term does he use to address her?
(a) Popcorn girl.
(b) Concession-stand girl.
(c) Usher girl.
(d) Candy girl.

2. What does Robert say to Margot once she has been silent in the car for a while?
(a) He asks her if she likes him.
(b) He asks her if she is hungry.
(c) He asks her if she wants to go home.
(d) He asks her what she is sulking about.

3. As Robert drives onto what feature, it occurs to Margot "that he could take her someplace and rape and murder her" (80)?
(a) The off-ramp.
(b) The pier.
(c) The highway.
(d) The theater parking lot ramp.

4. About what subject does Robert make a bad joke at the theater?
(a) Hot dogs.
(b) Cheese.
(c) Red Vines.
(d) Breasts.

5. Margot and Robert correspond "nearly nonstop" (78) during the time Margot is home for what break?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Easter.
(d) Summer.

6. The second time Robert buys candy from Margot, he tells her that she is improving at her job because she "managed not to" take what action "this time" (78)?
(a) Sneeze on him.
(b) Spill coffee on him.
(c) Insult him.
(d) Ignore him.

7. What words does Robert use to describe Margot's suggested bar when Margot suggests she and Robert go to her usual bar?
(a) In the slums.
(b) Student ghetto.
(c) On skid row.
(d) On the wrong side of the tracks.

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

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

10. In what area of town is Margot's workplace located?
(a) Uptown.
(b) Downtown.
(c) On the west side.
(d) On the east side.

11. What had been the name of Margot's childhood cat?
(a) Crackle.
(b) Tilly.
(c) Pita.
(d) Engineer.

12. How many cats does Robert have?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

13. After rejecting a suggestion from Margot, Robert uses what adjective to describe the place he will take her instead?
(a) Cooler.
(b) Mature.
(c) Fancier.
(d) Better.

14. Margot meets Robert when she is nearing the end of which college term?
(a) Summer.
(b) Spring.
(c) Fall.
(d) Winter.

15. When Margot and Robert begin to correspond "nearly nonstop" (79), they add what other element besides jokes to their repertoire?
(a) Updates about their days.
(b) Sea creature memes.
(c) Trivia questions.
(d) Cat videos.

Short Answer Questions

1. Margot believes that if Robert is indeed picking up on her flirtation, he shows "it only by" (78) taking what action?

2. Why does Margot get rejected at the "speakeasy type of place" (82) to which Robert takes her?

3. What type of candy does Margot sell to Robert the first time she meets him?

4. The narrator states that when Margot arrives at the market, Robert greets "her without" (79) what?

5. Margot meets Robert for the first time on what night of the week?

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