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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Vinnie keeps misplacing an issue of the Atlantic that contains a wonderful article on what?
(a) American literature.
(b) Vanishing wildlife.
(c) Traveling England.
(d) Forest fires.

4. What does Rosemary hate talking about?
(a) Boring practical things.
(b) Literature of the 1800's.
(c) Sports and gambling.
(d) Gossip.

5. Which issue of the Atlantic does Vinnie keep misplacing?
(a) May.
(b) February.
(c) April.
(d) March.

6. Fred's friends Debby and Joe are both what?
(a) Tour guides.
(b) Teachers.
(c) Veterinarians.
(d) Psychiatrists.

7. Where does the late-night caller in Chapter 5 invite Vinnie?
(a) South Leigh.
(b) Dinner and an opera.
(c) A boat ride.
(d) The theater.

8. What simile does Vinnie use to describe England? Quiet English life is like. . .
(a) An erupting volcano.
(b) A stroll in the park.
(c) A waterfall.
(d) A warm bath.

9. Vinnie's hypothesis is that which version of rhymes is more ancient and literary?
(a) Irish.
(b) American.
(c) British.
(d) Scottish.

10. Help Yourself primarily employs what?
(a) Recovering drug abusers.
(b) Single mothers.
(c) Out-of-work performers.
(d) Former prostitutes.

11. Who invites Fred and Rosemary to spend a weekend in the country?
(a) Carissa.
(b) Jimbo and Posey Billings.
(c) Joe and Debby Vogeler.
(d) Colonel and Lady Jenkins.

12. What do the Vogelers feel destroyed Britain?
(a) The popularity of soccer.
(b) The current Prime Minister.
(c) Tourism.
(d) High taxes.

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

14. Who does Vinnie meet at Fortnum & Mason's in Chapter 3?
(a) Fred.
(b) Chuck.
(c) Rosemary.
(d) Edwin.

15. What does Vinnie consider doing with the text from Mary?
(a) Writing a book about it.
(b) Researching to see if it is true.
(c) Rewriting her thesis based upon it.
(d) Excluding it from her study.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is delighted by Oswald's dousing at the party in Chapter 6?

2. According to Fred, in elementary school, girls are divided into what two groups?

3. Why does Rosemary refuse to visit Fred?

4. Who works in the Tulsa real estate market?

5. What does Fred think of Rosemary's house?

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