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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To where does Chuck return after some encouragement by Edwin?
(a) Tulsa.
(b) Wilshire.
(c) New Mexico.
(d) South Leigh.

2. Who visits Vinnie while she is ill in Chapter 7?
(a) No one.
(b) Chuck.
(c) Rosemary.
(d) Fred.

3. What type of ball does Jakie try to pick up?
(a) A football.
(b) A squash ball.
(c) A tennis ball.
(d) A cricket ball.

4. What is Vinnie's social circle too old-fashioned to accept about Chuck?
(a) His dress.
(b) His appearance.
(c) His accent.
(d) His marital status.

5. To whom does Fred recommend sights, restaurants and cultural events?
(a) The Vogelers.
(b) Mrs. Harris.
(c) Vinnie.
(d) Tom and Paula.

6. After the symposium and reception, who calls Vinnie?
(a) Rosemary.
(b) Roo.
(c) Chuck.
(d) Fred.

7. What does Chuck spill on Vinnie in Chapter 7?
(a) Beans.
(b) Pasta.
(c) Soup.
(d) Flour.

8. How does Vinnie christen Barbie mentally?
(a) Very elegant.
(b) The Barbarian.
(c) Magestic.
(d) A cowgirl.

9. How is Chuck able to attend engineering college?
(a) Lied on student loans.
(b) G. I. bill.
(c) Family inheritance.
(d) Scholarships.

10. What does Fred see on the pavement that makes him think of Roo?
(a) Horse droppings.
(b) A U.S. dollar.
(c) A book about photography.
(d) Twisted red yarn.

11. What is Vinnie reading when she comes across an advertisement for Unpopular Opinions?
(a) Atlantic.
(b) Private Eye.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) The New York Review of Books.

12. Which is not a contributor to Fred's bitter mood at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Roo.
(b) The weather.
(c) His research.
(d) Rosemary.

13. What does Vinnie imagine Chuck doing at the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) Having a heart attack.
(b) Proposing to her.
(c) Having tea with a distant cousin.
(d) Returning to his wife.

14. Who is Mrs. Harris, really?
(a) Edwin.
(b) Debby.
(c) Vinnie.
(d) Rosemary.

15. What does Vinnie do with Chuck's plastic raincoat in Chapter 9?
(a) Steals it for herself.
(b) Burns it.
(c) Stuffs it in a trashcan.
(d) Sells it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Rosemary helping publish a book of memoirs?

2. Why is Vinnie depressed at the beginning of Chapter 7?

3. Whose voice does Rosemary imitate when she tells Vinnie she looks sixty and knows nothing about life?

4. How does Vinnie feel about Chuck knowing about his condition and not taking precautions?

5. Why are Joe and Debby preoccupied with Jakie in Chapter 8?

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