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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the two reasons Amanda suggests would stop gentlemen callers from coming to see Laura that night?
(a) Accident or Fire
(b) Family Visiting or Illness
(c) Ball Game or Gentlemen's Party
(d) Tornado or Flood

2. When Laura offers to clear the table what activities does Amanda suggest she go do?
(a) Study her typewriter chart, or practice her shorthand
(b) Go for a brisk walk
(c) Brush her hair and straighten her dress
(d) Apply makeup and perfume

3. How does Amanda describe Laura's state when Laura calls herself a cripple?
(a) A problem
(b) A worry
(c) A little defect
(d) A challenge

4. What is Laura doing when she hears her mother approaching?
(a) Writing a letter
(b) Washing and polishing her collection of glass
(c) Studying her typing
(d) Reading

5. How does the conversation end between Amanda and Ida Scott regarding the magazine subscription?
(a) Ida tells Amanda she hates the magazine
(b) Ida says no thank you
(c) Ida renews her subscription
(d) Ida hangs up on Amanda

6. What is it that Laura had that caused the nickname Blue Roses?
(a) A Rash in the shape of a flower
(b) Influenza
(c) Pleurosis
(d) Mumps

7. What does Tom say he would rather do than go to night school?
(a) Smoke
(b) Dance
(c) Go to the movies
(d) Drink

8. What was it that he gave Tom as a souvenir?
(a) A Wand
(b) A Hat
(c) A Scarf
(d) A Rabbit

9. What does Tom say that he won't do after he rises?
(a) Brush his teeth
(b) Shine
(c) Get Dressed
(d) Be Happy

10. How does Amanda want Laura to pay Mr. Garfinkl at the store?
(a) Cash
(b) Charge it
(c) Steal it
(d) Offer to do odd jobs for Mr. Garfinkl

11. Why does Tom state that he likes going to the movies?
(a) To Learn Acting Skills
(b) For Adventure
(c) To Get Away
(d) To Day Dream

12. What happens to the lit match that Tom drops on the floor?
(a) It catches the rug on fire
(b) It scares the cat
(c) It falls through the cracks
(d) It burns him

13. When does Amanda tell Tom she will speak to him?
(a) Never
(b) When he appologizes
(c) When he is married
(d) When he brings home more money

14. In her story how many gentlemen callers does Amanda tell her children she received in one night?
(a) Twenty-two
(b) Eight
(c) Twelve
(d) Seventeen

15. What does Tom tell Amanda his wish is?
(a) World Peace
(b) A secret
(c) For adventure
(d) For love

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Laura tell her mother she has been doing everyday when she should be at school.

2. What excuse does Ida Scott give Amanda for needing off the phone?

3. What is Amanda sending Laura out to the store to buy?

4. What is Laura's explanation for the lack of gentlemen callers?

5. What does Tom call Amanda's plot to get Laura a gentleman caller?

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