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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not included in Bunny's list of "what makes a party"?
(a) Bikers.
(b) Celebrities.
(c) Transvestites.
(d) Fashion Models.

2. Where does Elvissa grow up?
(a) Talaahassee, Florida.
(b) New York City, New York.
(c) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
(d) Little Rock, Arkansas.

3. What is Elvissa's real name?
(a) Elaine.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Dorothy.

4. What does Elvissa describe doing after the age of 25 that is "just plain scary"?
(a) Having a one-night stand.
(b) Taping magazine clippings to the wall.
(c) Getting excited for Christmas.
(d) Dressing up for Halloween.

5. In Chapter 25, what does Andy say you have to live with when you're middle class?
(a) There is always somebody richer than you.
(b) The fact that history will ignore you.
(c) You have nothing to define you.
(d) The are middle of the road.

6. Where do Claire and Tobias break up?
(a) Times Square.
(b) The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
(c) In Central Park.
(d) On the subway.

7. Who does Dag bump into while running away from the Aston Martin in Chapter 20?
(a) Claire.
(b) Tobias.
(c) Skipper.
(d) Elvissa.

8. When Claire is storming out of his place, what word does Tobias use to describe her?
(a) Peculiar.
(b) Sublime.
(c) Crazy.
(d) Difficult.

9. In Chapter 25, what does Andy's father tell him he should get rid of "pronto"?
(a) The drugs stashed in his house.
(b) His fear of failure.
(c) Aluminum pots and pans.
(d) His bad attitude.

10. In Chapter 25, what is the reason Andy gives for his father's newfound health?
(a) A stroke.
(b) A desire to play sports again.
(c) A bet with his wife.
(d) An affair.

11. When Elvissa asks for a small moment that defines what it's like to be alive, what does Claire respond with?
(a) Snow.
(b) Laughter.
(c) Tears.
(d) Desert.

12. What does Elvissa do for a living?
(a) She is a waitress.
(b) She is a stripper.
(c) No one is sure.
(d) She is a pharmacist.

13. When Andy goes home for Christmas, what does his mother tell him she has stopped doing?
(a) Smoking.
(b) Talking to his father.
(c) Caring what her children do with their lives.
(d) Eating red meats.

14. What does Dag recall his father said gasoline smelled like in Chapter 16?
(a) Jail.
(b) His childhood.
(c) Fear.
(d) The future.

15. What does Dag think he'll be doing when he dies?
(a) Eating ice cream.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Planting flowers.
(d) Swimming with the dolphins.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Andy feel it was a mistake for him to come home for Christmas?

2. What kind of party has Dag arranged for he and Andy to work as bartenders at?

3. What TV character does Andy compare his brother Tyler to?

4. Who picks Andy up from the airport in Chapter 24?

5. In Chapter 23, what does Andy say he used to sow randomly in his parents' back yard?

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