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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What play does the actor Kayla had an affair with credit for inspiring his interest in acting?
(a) Romeo and Juliet.
(b) Hamlet.
(c) Barefoot in the Park.
(d) Sliders.

2. What does the headmaster think of the parents of the student who was involved in the incident with Rowan?
(a) He thinks they seem like decent people.
(b) He thinks they seem entitled.
(c) He thinks they seem poor.
(d) He thinks they seem arrogant.

3. What has Peter heard stories about Otto concerning?
(a) His great sense of humor.
(b) His temper.
(c) His frugality.
(d) His generosity.

4. What personal item of her host's son does Kayla look through while staying in his room?
(a) A diary.
(b) A yearbook.
(c) A collection of records.
(d) A collection of original paintings.

5. Who did Kayla take care of for her job in the story The Nanny?
(a) A dog named Jesa.
(b) An older woman named Jane.
(c) A little girl named Everdine.
(d) A little boy named Henry.

6. What does Richard take pills for?
(a) Insomnia and depression.
(b) Headaches.
(c) Blood sugar issues.
(d) Blood pressure.

7. Who is the headmaster of the school Rowan attends?
(a) Henry Lawson.
(b) Jim Harbor.
(c) Paul Frisch.
(d) Michael Ralston.

8. How does Richard ruin Ana's weekend?
(a) By telling her he does not want to sell the beach house after all.
(b) By having to cut it short.
(c) By yelling at her several times.
(d) By sticking her with the bill for dinner.

9. Who is Richard's ex-wife?
(a) Angela.
(b) Sammy.
(c) Pam.
(d) Remi.

10. What is Richard's and Rowan's last name?
(a) Hagood.
(b) Henry.
(c) Fritlle.
(d) Lawson.

11. Who is Marion's father?
(a) Steven.
(b) Jack.
(c) Henry.
(d) Bobby.

12. Who is Marion romantically interested in?
(a) Jack.
(b) Henry.
(c) Sten.
(d) Richard.

13. What cosmetic task does Marion undertake for the narrator?
(a) Pops her pimples.
(b) Wraps her thighs in cellophane.
(c) Tweezes her eyebrows.
(d) Pierces her ears.

14. What does Heddy do for exercise at the college sometimes?
(a) Swim.
(b) Run.
(c) Dance classes.
(d) Basketball.

15. What does Peter catch Otto doing that repulses him?
(a) Short-changing some of the migrant workers.
(b) Beating one of the migrant workers.
(c) Taking hard drugs.
(d) Getting drunk and cavorting with Steph.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Otto mostly talk to Peter about?

2. What does Kayla's host ask her to watch with herself and her husband when Kayla first arrives?

3. Who tries to make Kayla feel guilty for what happened at her old job?

4. How are Otto and Heddy related in the story Arcadia?

5. Who is Richard's girlfriend?

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