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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Peter and his date agree to do after dinner?
(a) Meet the next day.
(b) Meet in a week.
(c) Go to a hotel.
(d) Go to the theatre.

2. What did Eric's father tell Jamie to quit doing in Eric's memory?
(a) Torturing his dog.
(b) Drinking whisky.
(c) Torturing his cat.
(d) Eating.

3. What belongs to Eric's father?
(a) The school.
(b) The fields.
(c) The factory.
(d) The church.

4. Who suggests to Peter he fight the eviction?
(a) Peter's mom.
(b) Jules.
(c) Peter's boss.
(d) Peter's brother.

5. What did Eric do when his father and Jamie talked in the memory he recalls in The Man Child?
(a) Played in the basement.
(b) Slept on the floor.
(c) Played outside.
(d) Went and had his first beer.

6. What does the pastor conduct on the boat?
(a) A church service.
(b) A mission trip.
(c) A song of praise.
(d) A prayer.

7. Who begins to feel like a sinner in The Outing?
(a) John.
(b) Sylvia.
(c) Roy.
(d) David.

8. Where was Peter's most recent performance?
(a) New York City.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Memphis.

9. Why does Eric think his mother will be angry at him?
(a) For being late to supper.
(b) For losing his gym clothes.
(c) For tearing his jeans.
(d) For making a bad grade.

10. In The Rockpile, how long does the brother promise to stay with his friends across the street?
(a) 15 minutes.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) 10 minutes.
(d) 5 minutes.

11. What does Peter's dinner date hit him affectionately with?
(a) A napkin.
(b) A fork.
(c) Her hand.
(d) A spoon.

12. In The Outing, who has appeared to become attached to Sylvia's side?
(a) Brother Jared.
(b) Brother Elisha.
(c) Gabriel.
(d) John.

13. Who does Peter have dinner with after arguing with Jules in Previous Conditions?
(a) Iva.
(b) Ida.
(c) Ira.
(d) Eva.

14. Who carries the brother home in The Rockpile?
(a) Roy.
(b) John.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Someone.

15. What flies towards and hits the brother while he plays across the street from the Grimes' apartment?
(a) A can.
(b) A rock.
(c) A tree branch.
(d) A cherry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the boys in The Outing wait for upon arriving to their destination?

2. Where does the boat arrive as the community scatters?

3. What is the boy's mother concerned about when her son comes home injured?

4. What do the conversations deal with as conversations abound at lunch in The Outing?

5. Who's birthday does the outing fall close to this year?

(see the answer keys)

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