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

2. Whose book is Ben editing?
(a) Arthur's.
(b) Richard's.
(c) Sasha's.
(d) Rowan's.

3. Who is the first person to sell her underwear in the story Los Angeles?
(a) Oona.
(b) Frieda.
(c) Alice.
(d) Flora.

4. What does John ask Sasha as a five year-old in a home video that is excruciating to watch?
(a) He asks her if she is stupid.
(b) He asks her if she is ever going to become more mature.
(c) He asks her if she is a liar.
(d) Who she loves more - mommy or daddy.

5. Why does Ben ask Arthur's assistant to help him one night at the guest house?
(a) He has locked himself out of the house.
(b) He has cut himself badly.
(c) He has lost his contact lens behind his eye.
(d) He has gotten a sliver.

Short Answer Questions

1. What food does Arthur order for Dave and Ben?

2. Who is Arthur's assistant?

3. What has Arthur made his money in?

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

5. What is George's response to a fan's request for a picture?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Ben struggling in his personal and professional life in the story Menlo Park?

2. Why does Ben ask Karen to come to help him at the guesthouse in the story Menlo Park?

3. What do Sasha and John do together, just the two of them, in What Can You Do With a General?

4. How does Alice start selling her used underwear to men?

5. Who does Ben keep calling and why does he keep calling this person in the story Menlo Park?

6. Why does Arthur get very mad at Ben while they are driving around together in the story Menlo Park?

7. In the story Los Angeles, what does Alice think of the clothes at the store she works at?

8. What is Ben hoping for from his meeting with Arthur in the story Menlo Park?

9. What happens to Alice the last time she ever sells her underwear to someone?

10. In Son of Friedman, what is George's relationship with Benji like?

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