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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 Charlie call Oliver after Oliver leaves?
(a) Idiot.
(b) Vulture.
(c) Saint.
(d) Scum.

2. Which of the following does Drumm not say about Da?
(a) He's no good.
(b) He's small in spirit.
(c) He's brilliant.
(d) He's stupid.

3. What does Charlie tell Da about Mary?
(a) He wanted to marry her.
(b) She was a straight-A student.
(c) Every boy in school wanted to be with her.
(d) She was the oldest of ten children.

4. How long has it been since Charlie and Oliver have seen each other?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 2 years.

5. Why does Mother not like Young Charlie's letter?
(a) It is too long.
(b) It is too short.
(c) The language is too extravagant.
(d) The language is insincere.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charlie feel keeps him from being successful?

2. In the first memory of Act 1, Part 4 what childhood memory does Charlie have?

3. What is the name of the young woman who appears with Charlie in Act 1, Part 3?

4. To whom is Young Charlie writing a letter?

5. Why has Oliver stopped at Charlie's father's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. How long has it been since Charlie and Oliver have seen each other and what do they talk about?

2. How does Charlie end the encounter with Mary?

3. How does Young Charlie make his first appearance in the play?

4. Why do Oliver's plans differ from Charlie's once Charlie sees Mary sitting on a bench reading?

5. How does Da change the course of Charlie's overtures toward Mary?

6. What has become of the spectacles sculpture?

7. What does Drumm bring to the house for Charlie and how does Charlie respond?

8. How does Da make his first appearance in the play?

9. How do Drumm and Charlie's parents disagree on the best place for Charlie to find a job?

10. What does Young Charlie represent for Charlie?

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