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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Joel?
(a) Twenty-six.
(b) Twenty-two.
(c) Twenty-eight.
(d) Twenty-four.

2. Where does Joel first meet Stella?
(a) Boston.
(b) New York.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) San Fransisco.

3. Two days after the tea, Joel receives an invitation to an event taking place on what day?
(a) Monday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Wednesday.

4. How much does Nat pay his new employee a year?
(a) One thousand dollars.
(b) Ten thousand dollars.
(c) Five thousand dollars.
(d) Twenty thousand dollars.

5. How much money does Nat tell Joel he makes in a year?
(a) One hundred thousand dollars.
(b) Seventy thousand dollars.
(c) Fifty thousand dollars.
(d) Two hundred thousand dollars.

6. Who says, "I am a flop"?
(a) Nat.
(b) Joel.
(c) Stella.
(d) Miles.

7. What does Miles invite Joel to attend at the beginning of the story?
(a) A tea.
(b) A dinner party.
(c) A ball.
(d) A racketball match.

8. Who puts an alcoholic beverage in Joel's hand at Miles' house?
(a) Stella.
(b) Eddie.
(c) Nat.
(d) Miles.

9. What is Stella's maiden name?
(a) Turner.
(b) Walker.
(c) Kotter.
(d) Hoover.

10. What is the name of the character Joel plays during the skit?
(a) Michael Arlen.
(b) Brian Holcomb.
(c) Alex Shephard.
(d) Dave Silverstein.

11. How many writers are invited to the first event at Miles' house?
(a) Four.
(b) None.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

12. Where does Joel live?
(a) Hollywood.
(b) London.
(c) Seattle.
(d) New York City.

13. What is Nat's last name?
(a) Keogh.
(b) Hart.
(c) Grey.
(d) Martin.

14. Joel is working on a movie based on a play by what author?
(a) Arthur Miller.
(b) Tennessee Williams.
(c) Samuel Beckett.
(d) Eugene O'Neill.

15. In the story Nat tells Joel, why does the Great Lover become angry with the man?
(a) The man trips him.
(b) The man calls him a bad name.
(c) The man flirts with his wife.
(d) The man kicks his tail.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joel promise himself he does not do at Miles' house?

2. Who is described as having "an eye as keen as the eye of a potato"?

3. According to the invitation from Miles, what time does the tea start?

4. What is Joel's last name?

5. Where does Joel's mother want him to go?

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