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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. When do most of Claude's college classes end?
(a) 5 minutes after the hour.
(b) 5 minutes to the hour.
(c) On the hour.
(d) 10 minutes to the hour.

2. In "Reunion," what does Janice want to eat?
(a) Tacos.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Chinese.
(d) Hamburger and fries.

3. In "Leaving and Asking," what does the man do that Claude's mother married?
(a) Janitor.
(b) Plumber.
(c) School teacher.
(d) Makes boats.

4. What does Professor Janus say that sociology is about?
(a) Patterns of social relationships.
(b) Trees in a forest.
(c) Social stratification.
(d) Flowers in a field.

5. In "The Prairie Executioner," where is Janice when Claude calls her?
(a) Boat.
(b) Her apartment.
(c) Grandma's.
(d) Work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What interstate does Claude travel from St. Louis to Columbia on the bus that takes him to college?

2. In "Ohio," what does Chester Dexter drive?

3. What did Paul pay for a staff at a garage sale in Cicero?

4. When was Obama elected president for the first-time?

5. How many editors are there on the Prairie Executioner?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Claude try to call Janice in "Interlude"?

2. What meeting does Claude's RA have in "Icebreaker"?

3. What does Claude say happened to Chester Dexter?

4. Where are Claude and Simone to work at the journalism office, and how is their space set up?

5. How does Claude describe the stop the bus makes in Springfield?

6. At the end of "Ohio," what does Paul tell Claude after dinner about leaving?

7. What is the conversation when Claude gets an acceptance letter from Missouri?

8. What is the Prairie Executioner?

9. In "Reunion," what does Janice look like?

10. What does Chester Dexter try to persuade Janice to do in "Ohio"?

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