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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jamie take Eric to at the end of The Man Child?
(a) The field's Eric is supposed to inherit.
(b) A garden shed.
(c) A tool shed.
(d) A barn that does not house cows.

2. 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 jump off the rope swing.
(d) To go horseback riding.

3. What do the conversations deal with as conversations abound at lunch in The Outing?
(a) Everyone's kids.
(b) Everyone's jobs.
(c) Everyone's meal.
(d) Everyone's souls.

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

5. In The Man Child, what did Eric's father tell him he will inherit?
(a) The land he sees.
(b) The treehouse.
(c) Stocks and bonds.
(d) The factory.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to Peter's door and insists on his evacuation from the apartment building?

2. In Previous Conditions, what does Peter realize after he has a few drinks in Harlem?

3. Who has an outing every summer in The Outing?

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

5. Who is crying in another room upon Gabriel's return home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Ida's relationship with her husband.

2. What does Elizabeth instruct John to do at the end of The Rockpile?

3. What happens to Eric at the end of The Man Child?

4. Who is David in The Outing?

5. Why is John unhappy at the end of The Outing?

6. What is Eric doing at the beginning of The Man Child?

7. Who is Sylvia?

8. Describe how Gabriel is a hypocrite.

9. Describe how Peter behaves at the restaurant with Ida in Previous Condition.

10. What happens when Roy is at the rockpile?

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