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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Barney work as a fry cook?
(a) Jacksonville.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Santa Barbara.
(d) Chicago.

2. What did Barney work as in Redding?
(a) A bell boy.
(b) A dishwasher.
(c) A waiter.
(d) A usher.

3. What is Pamela's nickname?
(a) Pamsie.
(b) Pam Pam.
(c) Pamma.
(d) Pammy.

4. What language do the students in Casey's new school mostly speak?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Japanese.
(d) Vietnamese.

5. How is the narrator helping out Moe?
(a) Sweeping floors.
(b) Washing dishes.
(c) Writing songs.
(d) Tidying her house.

6. What is the name of the bookie Barney had to pay off?
(a) Big Mike.
(b) Little Tony.
(c) Simple Pete.
(d) Strong Davis.

7. What do the owls do so they can better mock the Walkers?
(a) They turn into human pets.
(b) They learn how to speak.
(c) They turn into human form.
(d) They learn how to open doors.

8. What are mobile junk heaps?
(a) Homeless people.
(b) Motorcycles.
(c) Trolleys.
(d) Cars.

9. The narrator says the only person she is mad at is _________________.
(a) The person who beat up Barney.
(b) Her mother.
(c) The person who persuaded Barney to go out that night.
(d) Her grandmother.

10. What letter is initialed on the baby booties?
(a) U.
(b) T.
(c) P.
(d) Q.

11. What does the newspaper owner wear on his head?
(a) A handkerchief.
(b) A straw hat.
(c) A stetson.
(d) A bowler hat.

12. Whom does Jasmine marry?
(a) The local butcher.
(b) Her father's best friend.
(c) The farmer's son.
(d) The youngest Walker.

13. What was the name of the narrator's mother?
(a) Janice.
(b) Jane.
(c) Lauren.
(d) Jean.

14. What word does the narrator use to describe the inside of Phil's house?
(a) Warm.
(b) Cold.
(c) Impersonal.
(d) Initimate.

15. What does the narrator say is the only difference between Phil's furniture and the furniture she used at Barney's?
(a) The label.
(b) The design.
(c) The price tag.
(d) The material.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Barney say Casey has to stay in Chinatown?

2. What color does Morey's skin gleam when the light shines on it?

3. What does Barney say the narrator's sweat shirt makes her look like?

4. What does Casey's teacher tell her after she slaps her with a ruler?

5. What are Barney's hands usually doing?

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