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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joel do with his breakfast the morning after the tea?
(a) Leaves it on the table.
(b) Eats is quickly.
(c) Gives it to his dog.
(d) Throws it out a window.

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

3. Who helps Joel into his coat after he performs his skit?
(a) Miles.
(b) A stranger.
(c) Stella.
(d) Nat.

4. What interrupts Joel and Nat's conversation at the tea?
(a) Miles pulls Nat away.
(b) Stella pulls Joel away.
(c) A game of chrades breaks out.
(d) Live music.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Miles' last name?

2. How many writers are invited to the first event at Miles' house?

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

4. What does Miles do for a living?

5. How old is Joel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Joel want the names of Stella's doctor or friends?

2. Why do not Joel and Stella go to the nightclub after the show?

3. Describe the letter Stella sends to Joel.

4. How does Stella react after Miles tells her he still loves her?

5. Why does Joel wish to refrain from drinking at Miles' house?

6. Why does Joel think Stella wants him to stay with her after hearing the news about Miles' death?

7. What is the double standard that Joel points out to Miles?

8. Why is Joel mortified the morning after the first Sunday he spends at the Calman house?

9. Why does Joel start to think that putting on a skit is a bad idea?

10. How does Joel come to realize that he fails to impress the crowd with his skit?

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