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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Brenda chastise Neil after he returns home and calls her?
(a) She is angry that he did not use protection when they made love.
(b) She is piqued because he called at one in the morning.
(c) She doesn't want him to get too attached to her.
(d) She says it is a good thing the phone didn't wake her parents.

2. When the family goes outside, what are Mr. Patimkin and his 10-year-old daughter Julie doing?
(a) Playing with the dog.
(b) Playing basketball.
(c) Playing tennis.
(d) Going for a swim.

3. What activity of Mr. Patimkin often interferes with Neil's and Brenda's love making?
(a) His frequent visitors to his game room.
(b) His habit of getting up in the middle of the night for a drink.
(c) His irregular schedule at the store in Newark.
(d) His late night sports games on TV.

4. What does Brenda allow Neil to do as they play in the pool?
(a) Put suntan lotion on her body.
(b) Kiss her feet.
(c) Hold her close under the water.
(d) Touch her breasts.

5. What do Neil and Julie do in the playroom?
(a) Throw darts.
(b) Play ping pong.
(c) Play chess.
(d) Watch television.

6. What shows Brenda's competitive nature?
(a) Brenda is ahead five games to four.
(b) Brenda does not notice Neil until the game is over.
(c) Brenda makes sure the score of each game is written down.
(d) Brenda is arguing that her last shot was in bounds.

7. Where are the Patimkin's going while Neil babysits?
(a) To the Museum of Modern Art.
(b) To take Ron to the airport.
(c) To a reception for the mayor of New York.
(d) To attend a lecture.

8. What member of Neil's family does Brenda remember?
(a) She remembers Neil's sister who was in school at Radcliffe.
(b) She remembers Neil's Uncle Max who helped her change a tire.
(c) She remembers Neil's cousin who sang at her debut ball.
(d) She remembers his Aunt Doris, who is always at the Green Lane Country Club reading War and Peace.

9. What does Aunt Gladys say she and Max were able to do because they lived over their store?
(a) Be their own security guards.
(b) Invest in the stock market.
(c) Put Neil's cousin Susan through college.
(d) Get to work on time.

10. How does Mrs. Patimkin treat Neil?
(a) She asks questions to embarrass him.
(b) She refuses to recognize his presence.
(c) She is merely polite.
(d) She keeps the conversation on topics Neil knows nothing about.

11. When Neill finally stops at Brenda's house, where does he find her?
(a) She is waiting for him at her front door.
(b) She is playing tennis on her private tennis court.
(c) She is talking to the gardener.
(d) She is in the kitchen having a cappuccino.

12. What is the rule when Mr. Patimkin invites Neil to play basketball with him and Julie?
(a) Julie must win the game.
(b) Neil must remove his shirt.
(c) When Julie has the ball, Mr. Patimkin is on her team.
(d) Everyone must play hard to win.

13. How does Neil evaluate Mr. Patimkin's intelligence?
(a) He is not too smart.
(b) He is a near genius.
(c) He is just a shade above stupid.
(d) He is just average.

14. What invitation does Brenda extend to Neil?
(a) An invitation to play tennis.
(b) An invitation to a picnic.
(c) An invitation to dinner.
(d) An invitation to the opera.

15. When Neil does not answer when Brenda asks if he loves her, what does Brenda say?
(a) She asks if the cat had gotten his tongue.
(b) She says for him to leave until he makes up his mind.
(c) She says she knows he does.
(d) She says she will sleep with him anyway.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the boy not want to check out the Gauguin book after Neil promises to help him?

2. At the pool, what juvenile prank does Neil attempt?

3. What do the twenty-three bottles of Jack Daniels suggest to Neil?

4. How often is Neil seeing Brenda now?

5. How does Brenda change the subject and get Neil to stop playing?

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