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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what type of party has Fred accepted Vinnie's invitation?
(a) A drinks party.
(b) A pajama party.
(c) A disco party.
(d) A birthday party.

2. Who stands out among the stylish guests at the party?
(a) Erin.
(b) Vinnie.
(c) Edwin.
(d) Fred.

3. What has Fred concerned at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) Vinnie's concern for Chuck.
(b) Roo's health.
(c) His relationship with Rosemary moving too quickly.
(d) The slowness of his writing.

4. Where did Fred meet the people with whom he is dining?
(a) The Druids' midsummer solstice celebration.
(b) Graduate school.
(c) The London Zoo.
(d) High school.

5. What does Jane write?
(a) Biographies.
(b) Horror.
(c) Children's fiction.
(d) Science Fiction.

6. Who rings Vinnie's doorbell at 11 PM?
(a) Jane.
(b) Rosemary.
(c) Chuck.
(d) Fred.

7. According to Debby, Fred is an example of what?
(a) Id outweighing ego.
(b) Freudian Psychology.
(c) Entitlement Psychology.
(d) An extrovert.

8. What does Vinnie observe primary school girls doing at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Playing softball.
(b) Jumping rope.
(c) Sneaking cigarettes.
(d) Gossiping about boys.

9. According to Vinnie, scholars cannot afford to be what?
(a) Prudish.
(b) Hasty.
(c) Censors.
(d) Nasty.

10. When does Fred see Rosemary in the lobby of the theater in Chapter 4?
(a) At a meet and greet event.
(b) After the show.
(c) Before the show.
(d) At intermission.

11. Posy calls for playing a version of what party game?
(a) Spin the bottle.
(b) Charades.
(c) Monopoly.
(d) Twister.

12. At what age does Chuck's sister-in-law say his mind is stuck?
(a) Thirty-three.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Three.
(d) Twenty-three.

13. When does Fred say he will return to London at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) Next summer.
(b) Never.
(c) In a few weeks.
(d) Over winter break.

14. Who delivers William his bag at the boathouse at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) Rosemary.
(b) Jimbo.
(c) Fred.
(d) Posy.

15. Which of the following was not a guest of Posy's?
(a) William Just.
(b) Vinnie.
(c) Nico.
(d) Edwin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following descriptions would most English teachers, who have fallen in love with the Elizabethan or Edwardian periods, not use to describe the contemporary country?

2. Who does Vinnie meet at Fortnum & Mason's in Chapter 3?

3. Who does Rosemary announce she and Fred will eat with after the play?

4. How old is Virginia "Vinnie" Miner?

5. What do the Vogelers feel destroyed Britain?

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