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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. Of what material is the building made?
(a) aluminum
(b) stucco
(c) brick
(d) wood

2. Why does Homer hate this moment waiting for the bath?
(a) He will start to remember
(b) He is afraid of water
(c) There is never enough hot water
(d) His skin is too sensitive

3. What does Tod want to do with the people he meets?
(a) Paint them
(b) Make friends
(c) Interview them
(d) Take them to dinner

4. Who is giving the party Tod leaves for?
(a) Faye Greener
(b) Amanda Greenway
(c) Claude Estee
(d) Abe Kusich

5. What does Tod think of Joan?
(a) She is someone he would like to see again
(b) She is the smartest woman he has ever met
(c) She is too bawdy for his taste
(d) She is gorgeous

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Claude's profession?

2. What does Claude look like his profession should be?

3. Who is Mary Dove?

4. Where did Tod go to college?

5. What does Tod think his chances are for getting close to Faye?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Harry Greener?

2. Describe the lonely life that Homer now has in California.

3. What are Faye's plans now that Harry is dead?

4. How does Tod's new friendship with Abe foreshadow what will come for Tod?

5. Explain the symbolism of Faye's working on the movie, Waterloo.

6. Who is Mrs. Jenning?

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

8. How does the author begin the story with interest so that the setting and time period are different from what is originally thought?

9. What were the circumstances of Homer Simpson's move to California?

10. How does Homer meet Faye?

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