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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does George meet for dinner?
(a) Benji.
(b) Rowan.
(c) Richard.
(d) William.

2. What does Alice want to do professionally?
(a) Practice medicine.
(b) Be a tattoo artist.
(c) Act.
(d) Write.

3. Where did Linda go for about a week after one of the bad periods when the kids were young?
(a) A desert in California.
(b) A sauna in Colorado.
(c) A ranch in Arizona.
(d) A mountain resort in Pennsylvania.

4. Who is Ben's wife?
(a) Flora.
(b) Eleanor.
(c) Elaine.
(d) Frieda.

5. Who is George's first wife?
(a) Carrie.
(b) Patricia.
(c) Henrietta.
(d) Grace.

6. What does Arthur tell Ben is a good way to release the tension in his neck?
(a) Hanging upside down.
(b) Nodding the head yes and shaking it no.
(c) Having someone massage it.
(d) Putting cream on it.

7. In the story Son of Friedman, what does George do for a living?
(a) Accountant.
(b) Film director.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Landscaper.

8. What does Chloe do in the afternoon that no one else really wants to join in on?
(a) Make cookies.
(b) Watch home movies.
(c) Go to the park.
(d) Visit friends.

9. What does Oona say when Alice asks her if she is not afraid one of the men she sells her underwear to might follow her home?
(a) Oona says she always carries a gun with her, so she will be OK.
(b) Oona says her boyfriend always walks with her, so she will be OK.
(c) Oona says she is worried about that.
(d) Oona says she wishes someone would stalk her.

10. Who is in the photograph that Arthur shows Ben of himself with?
(a) Bon Jovi.
(b) The American President.
(c) Bono.
(d) The Pope.

11. What do John, Linda, and the kids do every year at Christmas?
(a) Build a snowman.
(b) Watch the same movie.
(c) Go Christmas caroling.
(d) Eat the same dinner.

12. Who is George's regular waiter?
(a) Kenny.
(b) William.
(c) Carson.
(d) Ben.

13. How old is Oona?
(a) 17.
(b) 20.
(c) 25.
(d) 14.

14. Who is William's wife?
(a) Grace.
(b) Marion.
(c) Carrie.
(d) Sandy.

15. Who helps pay for Alice's classes?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her boyfriend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city does Ben live in?

2. Where is John in the very beginning of the story What Can You Do With a General?

3. What has Arthur turned his living room into?

4. How does Ben think Arthur's assistant acts towards him at first?

5. Who is George's son's godfather?

(see the answer keys)

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