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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. Whose picture is tucked into the frame of Tod's mirror?
(a) Faye's
(b) His best friend's
(c) His mother's
(d) His sister's

2. What does Homer have to do to control his hands when excited?
(a) Wear gloves
(b) Put them behind his back
(c) Put them under a table
(d) Sit on them

3. Who does Tod like to see in the building?
(a) Faye Greener
(b) Alison Greenson
(c) Elsa Peretti
(d) Amanda Greenway

4. What does Tod take to get home?
(a) A bus
(b) A taxi
(c) A bike
(d) A streetcar

5. What does Mrs. Jenning call her customers?
(a) Sportsmen
(b) Gems
(c) Saps
(d) Darlings

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tod learn about Faye that he is relieved to know?

2. What is unusual about Faye's boyfriend's behavior?

3. What is the content of the note?

4. Whose accent and mannerisms does Tod mimic?

5. What is Tod watching as the story begins?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Tod come to live at the San Bernardino Arms?

2. How does Homer manage the intrusion of the Greeners into his life?

3. Describe Homer's personality.

4. Why does Tod spend so much time at the Greeners' apartment?

5. Explain how Faye is getting in over her head with all her suitors?

6. How does Tod come to know Homer Simpson?

7. How does Homer's life change after meeting Faye?

8. What is the metaphor that Tod uses when he thinks about Faye?

9. Describe the symbolism of the discarded film set debris that Tod sees as he walks to find Faye on the movie set.

10. What happens when Tod and Claude arrive at Mrs. Jenning's?

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