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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the boys in The Outing wait for upon arriving to their destination?
(a) Sylvia to be alone.
(b) To go canoeing.
(c) To go horseback riding.
(d) To jump off the rope swing.

2. Who finally is able to approach Sylvia?
(a) David and Roy.
(b) David and John.
(c) Roy and Elisha.
(d) John and Roy.

3. What race does Peter insist receives the worst discrimination?
(a) Asians.
(b) Blacks.
(c) Jews.
(d) Whites.

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

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

6. Who goes to intercept Gabriel as he comes home in The Rockpile?
(a) John.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Sister McCandless.
(d) Roy.

7. What do the boys plan to give as a birthday gift in The Outing?
(a) A gold plated necklace.
(b) A gold ring.
(c) A gold plated brooch.
(d) A gold plated barrette.

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

9. Who is David in The Outing?
(a) Roy and John's friend.
(b) Roy and John's cousin.
(c) Sylvia's boyfriend.
(d) Sylvia's cousin.

10. What does Brother Elisha go and get for Sylvia?
(a) A beer.
(b) Some fruit.
(c) A sandwich.
(d) Lemonade.

11. In Previous Conditions, what is Peter threatened with that makes him agree to leave the apartment building?
(a) Breaking and entering.
(b) Police action.
(c) Cutting off the electricity.
(d) Law suits.

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

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

14. When does the annual outing occur?
(a) Memorial Day.
(b) The 4th of July.
(c) Easter.
(d) Thanksgiving.

15. What did Eric's father buy from Jamie?
(a) Jamie's land.
(b) Jamie's house.
(c) Jamie's car.
(d) Jamie's business.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Eric do when his father and Jamie talked in the memory he recalls in The Man Child?

2. When do the actions of Previous Conditions most likely take place?

3. What belongs to Eric's father?

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

5. In The Rockpile, what happens after the boy is hit in the head?

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