1. While the dinner conversation is going on, what is Brenda doing?
(a) Neil feels Brenda's fingers tease his calf.
(b) Brenda is eating a second dessert.
(c) Brenda is talking on the phone.
(d) Brenda is drumming her nails on the table.

2. What shows Brenda's independence at the Country Club pool?
(a) She is dressed in a simple tank suit as opposed to the high heels and jewelry on other women.
(b) She dresses like the other society snobs.
(c) She sits in Neil's lap by the pool.
(d) She dominates the diving board.

3. What antic does Neil perform at the pool?
(a) Neil dives in and surfaces like a dolphin beside Brenda, sliding her legs on his.
(b) He swims thirty laps without stopping.
(c) He does handstands on the diving board.
(d) He hides Brenda's glasses.

4. What does Neil think that shows he is infatuated with Brenda?
(a) Neil does not notice Brenda's crooked teeth.
(b) Neil thinks she looks like Elizabeth Taylor.
(c) Neil thinks she has two wet triangles on the back of her white polo shirt where wings would have been if she had been an angel.
(d) Neil cannot stop looking at her knees.

5. What is the irony of the Patimkins' snobbery at Neil's living in Newark?
(a) They also have a house in Newark.
(b) They used to live in Newark before Mr. Patimkin became wealthy.
(c) Mrs. Patimkin refuses to admit she was born there.
(d) Mr. Patimkin is a large donor to the library where Neil works.