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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Arthur concerned about the ghostwriter's chapters?
(a) He thinks they are full of errors.
(b) He thinks they are better than his own chapters.
(c) He thinks they are slack.
(d) He thinks they do not sound like him.

2. Why does Alice panic the last time she sells her underwear to a stranger?
(a) She agrees to get in his car, but when she goes to get out, the door is locked.
(b) He does not pay her.
(c) He pulls out a knife and threatens her with it.
(d) He pulls out a gun and threatens her with it.

3. Where does John offer to take Sasha, just the two of them?
(a) The mall.
(b) The rehab center.
(c) The gardening center.
(d) The park.

4. Where does Chloe live?
(a) Sacramento.
(b) Fresno.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Santa Barbara.

5. Where is the after-party following the movie?
(a) A loud nightclub.
(b) A drafty theater.
(c) Someone else's loft.
(d) A park.

6. How does Ben think Arthur's assistant acts towards him at first?
(a) Fakely solicitous.
(b) Very friendly.
(c) She completely ignores him.
(d) Brusque.

7. What does Sasha do on her first morning in John's house that makes him angry?
(a) Breaks a glass.
(b) Sleeps in.
(c) Accidentally opens her Christmas present from him.
(d) Lets the dog out of the house.

8. Why is Sasha upset from her journey?
(a) Her girlfriend could not come with her.
(b) She is ill.
(c) The airline lost her luggage.
(d) She is very hungry.

9. What does Ben try to give the driver in the story Menlo Park?
(a) A bottle of wine.
(b) A notebook.
(c) Drugs.
(d) A tip.

10. Who does Sasha say hates the rest of the family at the first full family dinner?
(a) Betty.
(b) Rick.
(c) Henry.
(d) Zero.

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

12. In the story Menlo Park, what does Ben think as he looks out the plane window?
(a) How much he wants a drink.
(b) How happy he is about his work.
(c) How pretty the city looks.
(d) How much he misses his father.

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

14. Which movie had Sasha watched so many times during her childhood that the tape snapped?
(a) The Muppet Movie.
(b) The Dark Crystal.
(c) Labyrinth.
(d) The Wizard of Oz.

15. 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 she is worried about that.
(c) Oona says she wishes someone would stalk her.
(d) Oona says her boyfriend always walks with her, so she will be OK.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first of the kids to arrive in the story What Can You Do With a General?

2. Who is Ben's wife?

3. What does Arthur tell Ben is a good way to release the tension in his neck?

4. What happens between Arthur's assistant and Ben one night at the guesthouse?

5. Where did Linda go for about a week after one of the bad periods when the kids were young?

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