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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the owls help the youngest Walker to hunt?
(a) They scare animals into his path.
(b) They carry game to him.
(c) They keep him in good humor.
(d) They make sure he never gets lost.

2. How does the middle brother of the Walker family die?
(a) He boils himself to death.
(b) He walks in front of a train.
(c) He hangs himself.
(d) He overdoses on opium.

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

4. All the furniture looks like its been ordered out of _____________.
(a) An Ikea catalogue.
(b) A Sears catalogue.
(c) An online WalMart.
(d) The city dump.

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

6. Why does Barney say Casey has to stay in Chinatown?
(a) He needs space to find a job.
(b) He is going to jail.
(c) He is going on the run.
(d) He has men after him.

7. How does the narrator describe the look Barney gives the nurse?
(a) A silver platter look.
(b) A golden sunshine look.
(c) A twenty carat look.
(d) A butter wouldn't melt look.

8. What kind of movie does Paw-Paw take Casey to see?
(a) A comedy.
(b) A Kung-Fu movie.
(c) A horror movie.
(d) A romance.

9. What are the two ways Barney has always promised the narrator he would make money?
(a) Pool sharking or writing.
(b) Writing or book selling.
(c) Drug dealing or pimping.
(d) Gambling or real estate.

10. What do the other girls nickname Casey?
(a) Lush.
(b) Ragbag.
(c) Devil-doll.
(d) Whitey.

11. What does Barney say the narrator is instead of a child?
(a) A young adult.
(b) A midget.
(c) An alien.
(d) A dwarf.

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

13. What film does the narrator try to watch on TV?
(a) The Attack of the 50ft Woman.
(b) The Crabman.
(c) Frankenstein.
(d) Dracula.

14. Where does Barney say his luck is?
(a) Behind his ear.
(b) In the bookies.
(c) Under his bed.
(d) In his pants.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator do to make Ethel feel better?

2. What does Phil do for a job?

3. What does the movie make Casey realize about Chinese people?

4. How is the narrator helping out Moe?

5. Who sacrifices herself to save Peony?

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