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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's mother do for a living?
(a) Dancer.
(b) Model.
(c) Actress.
(d) Waitress.

2. Who writes the skit Joel performs at the tea?
(a) Eugene O'Neill.
(b) Miles.
(c) Nat.
(d) Joel.

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

4. What does Joel say that new mothers need?
(a) Lots of girlfriends.
(b) Unqualified devotion.
(c) To go shopping in Paris.
(d) Time away from their familes.

5. What day is the first event that Miles invites Joel to?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Friday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nat's last name?

2. How much money does Nat tell Joel he makes in a year?

3. Where does Miles live?

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

5. What is the name of the character Joel plays during the skit?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Joel say to Stella about new mothers?

4. How does Nat attempt to make Joel feel better the day after the tea at the Calman house?

5. Why does Joel become overcome with bitterness at the end of the story?

6. Why does Joel think his career must be moving in the right direction?

7. On the day after the tea at the Calman house, what does Joel swear he never does again?

8. Why does Joel spend the rest of his afternoon at the tea talking to people he does not know?

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

10. What does Joel say to Stella about people in Hollywood?

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