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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What month does Olympia say she is going to take Frieda dress shopping?
(a) October.
(b) January.
(c) September.
(d) March.

2. What is the "color of blood" of the high society class?
(a) Orange.
(b) Black.
(c) Purple.
(d) Blue.

3. What does the family use in Central Park in place of sleds?
(a) Lunch trays.
(b) Cookie sheets.
(c) Garbage bags.
(d) Pillows.

4. Who is Margaret Washington?
(a) Harry ex-wife.
(b) Max's aunt.
(c) Olympia's coworker.
(d) Charlie's girlfriend.

5. Who does Olympia joke that Harry is discriminating against?
(a) WASPs.
(b) Homosexuals.
(c) Jews.
(d) African Americans.

6. Who is interested in joining the ministry?
(a) Harry.
(b) Charlie.
(c) Chauncey.
(d) Max.

7. What is the name of Veronica's escort?
(a) Jon.
(b) Tom.
(c) Jeff.
(d) James.

8. What items does Charlie use for war paint?
(a) Toothpaste and lipstick.
(b) Eye liner and nail polish.
(c) Blush and mascara.
(d) Markers and apple butter.

9. Why is Frieda excited to go to the ball?
(a) She knows it will anger Harry.
(b) She never attended a ball.
(c) She wants to steal food.
(d) She wants to spy on the Protestants.

10. Which place does the family not go to in the Riviera?
(a) Cannes.
(b) Monte Carlo.
(c) Toulon.
(d) St. Tropez.

11. Which item does Charlie not do when he's home from school?
(a) Go on a date with one of his sister's friends.
(b) See his friends.
(c) Buy a new car.
(d) Take Max to Central Park.

12. Which two sports does Veronica's escort play?
(a) Tennis and hockey.
(b) Hockey and football.
(c) Soccer and golf.
(d) Tennis and football.

13. Which two magazines did Margaret model for?
(a) Vogue and Harper's Bazaar.
(b) Women's World and Glamour.
(c) Cosmopolitan and Better Homes and Gardens.
(d) Vogue and Glamour.

14. How did Harry and Olympia meet?
(a) A hospital.
(b) A coffee shop.
(c) Law school.
(d) A law firm.

15. What does Olympia sell to pay off her family's debt?
(a) A New York apartment.
(b) A collectible car.
(c) The Newport cottage.
(d) A famous painting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character does not have a job?

2. Who's mother plays bingo in a club in Harlem?

3. What is the name of the list of the upper class society?

4. Where is Steve from?

5. What was the purpose of debutante balls in the 1940s or 1950s according to Olympia?

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