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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Otto leave Sophie and Francis alone during a play?
(a) He got kind of sick.
(b) He had a call to make.
(c) He saw someone he knew.
(d) He needed to smoke.

2. Which of Sophie's friends does Otto like the best?
(a) Carla.
(b) Tanya.
(c) Claire.
(d) Trina.

3. What did Sophie purchase at the beginning of the book?
(a) A tapestry.
(b) Large barrels of flour.
(c) A ring.
(d) Bowls.

4. What is Mr. Holstein's occupation?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Banker.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Professor.

5. What does Otto do when he sees the cat at the door?
(a) Chases him off.
(b) Throws the metal rod at it.
(c) Lets him in.
(d) Kicks him.

6. Who tells Sophie that her wound is nothing to worry about at the Holsteins' house?
(a) Mr. Holstein.
(b) Otto.
(c) Charlie.
(d) Mrs. Holstein.

7. What wakes Sophie up the morning after the party?
(a) An alarm.
(b) Her throbbing hand.
(c) Another broken window.
(d) The meowing of the cat.

8. What insult does Sophie give Charlie?
(a) He is foolish.
(b) He is immature.
(c) He is coarse.
(d) He is unprecedented.

9. What time does Sophie wake up after the party?
(a) 5:00 a.m.
(b) 3:00 a.m.
(c) 6:00 a.m.
(d) 4:00 a.m.

10. What has Mr. Bentwood noticed about his neighborhood at the beginning of the book?
(a) Many neighbors are away on vacation.
(b) Some houses have been sold.
(c) Younger people are moving in.
(d) A few men have died.

11. What does Charlie want Otto to admit about their falling out?
(a) It was important.
(b) It can be healed.
(c) It was his fault.
(d) It is hurtful.

12. What is Sophie distracted about while she and her husband head to the Holsteins' house?
(a) Her modest dress.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her wound.
(d) Her headache.

13. What attribute does Sophie say Otto is beginning to show after the party?
(a) Irrationality.
(b) Impatience.
(c) Eccentricity.
(d) Originality.

14. Why did Sophie eventually tell her husband about the bite wound?
(a) She feels bad hiding it.
(b) It gets painful.
(c) She worries about it.
(d) He sees it.

15. What kind of problem does Francis have?
(a) Business.
(b) Marital.
(c) Transportational.
(d) Citizenship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Alice's last name?

2. Why did Sophie not show her husband the bite from the cat?

3. Why do the Bentwoods not want to live in the Holsteins' neighborhood?

4. What big secret does Sophie confide in Charlie about?

5. What is Mr. Bentwood's first name?

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