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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 the man on the beach everyone is trying to avoid have on his shoulder?
(a) An iguana.
(b) A dog.
(c) An eagle.
(d) A parrot.

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

3. Who is George's son's godfather?
(a) Carson.
(b) William.
(c) Benji.
(d) Kenny.

4. What does John think Sasha does not remember?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Her own faults.
(c) Any of the good things.
(d) Any of the bad things.

5. Who is the last child to arrive at John's and Linda's?
(a) Richard.
(b) Jen.
(c) Sasha.
(d) Rennie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Arthur try to take Ben to see?

2. What is the subject of George's son's film?

3. What does Alice ask Porter for in the story Los Angeles?

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

5. Who does George meet for dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Son of Friedman, how would you describe the dynamic between George and William?

2. What has Ben always privately believed he would be great at?

3. In What Can You Do With a General, what has just happened to the dog, Zero?

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

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

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

7. Why does Ben ask the driver to make an extra stop on the way from the airport to Arthur's house?

8. How does Alice feel about the trajectory of her life in the story Los Angeles?

9. What question does John ask Sasha when Sasha is just a child that is shocking in its awkwardness and neediness?

10. What seems to be the most significant reason Alice got the job at the clothing store?

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