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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of The Man Child, what does Eric tell Jamie he can have?
(a) All his land.
(b) His dog.
(c) His dad's business.
(d) All his money.

2. In The Rockpile, what happens after the boy is hit in the head?
(a) His ear swells.
(b) He begins to bleed.
(c) He faints.
(d) His eye swells.

3. Where do the boys go to speak to Sylvia for the first time in The Outing?
(a) On the boat.
(b) At the shore.
(c) At home.
(d) At church.

4. What does Gabriel make a point to tell John?
(a) To go shower.
(b) To be respectful.
(c) To behave.
(d) To go make him a plate of food.

5. Who decides to go join his friends one day while they play across the street from the Grimes' apartment?
(a) Roy.
(b) John.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Gabriel.

6. What is Peter's occupation in Previous Condition?
(a) Musician.
(b) Actor.
(c) Singer.
(d) Songwriter.

7. How does Gabriel tend to act with towards children?
(a) Coldly.
(b) Rigidly.
(c) With warmth.
(d) Happily.

8. How many days go by before Peter gets a visitor?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 1 day.

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

10. What happens while the brother plays across the street from his apartment in The Rockpile?
(a) The gardener yells at the boys.
(b) A fight breaks out.
(c) The subway crashes below.
(d) The treehouse breaks.

11. Who would one day inherit the land Eric is to inherit from his father?
(a) Jamie's children.
(b) Jamie's wife.
(c) Eric's children.
(d) Eric's brother's children.

12. How long has Peter had a relationship with his dinner date in Previous Conditions?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 2 months.
(c) Several years.
(d) Several months.

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

14. What does Peter make an excuse for in Previous Conditions?
(a) To avoid a trip.
(b) To not be intimate.
(c) To leave.
(d) To not go out for desert.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Peter buy a drink for at the end of Previous Conditions?

2. In The Outing, who has appeared to become attached to Sylvia's side?

3. Where does Eric's mom send him when he arrives home for supper?

4. In The Man Child, what did Eric's father tell him he will inherit?

5. When does the annual outing occur?

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