2. What is the small boy who was outside growling at the lions asking for when he says he wants to see heart books?
(a) He wants to learn about his father's medical condition.
(b) He wants to look at picture books of art.
(c) He does not want paperback books.
(d) He wants books of Valentines.

3. What does Neil take out of the refrigerator in the basement?
(a) Chocolates.
(b) Cherries.
(c) Beer.
(d) Sodas.

4. What do Aunt Gladys and Mrs. Patimkin have in common that is different from Neil?
(a) The women know their family roots but Neil does not.
(b) The women are not religious but Neil is.
(c) The women are very class and money conscious but Neil is not.
(d) The women are not patriotic but Neil is.

5. What is the main difference between Neil and Brenda?
(a) Both are Jewish but she is from the upper class.
(b) Neil is much older than Brenda.
(c) Neil is not Jewish but Brenda is.
(d) Neil is well educated but Brenda is not.

6. What indicates that Brenda and her family are concerned with status and appearance?
(a) She asks Neil why he doesn't buy a Mercedes.
(b) She has had a nose job and her brother is about to do it, too.
(c) She keeps telling Neil how expenisve everything is in her house.
(d) She talks about her trips to Paris.

7. How do Neil and Brenda meet?
(a) They meet at a debutante ball where Neil is playing in the band.
(b) He helps her find a book at the Newark Public Library.
(c) She asks him to hold her glasses while she dives into the pool at the Green Lane Country Club.
(d) He meets her at a political rally in Newark.

8. How does Ron show off his athletic ability?
(a) He organizes a game of water polo.
(b) He repeatedly swims the length of the pool.
(c) He does pushups and situps on the side of the pool.
(d) He does trick dives off the high board.

9. When Neil says the Patimkins do not live over their store, what does Aunt Gladys say?
(a) That she was not ashamed when she used to live over their store.
(b) That they should realize how much money they waste.
(c) That they will be sorry when the economy goes bad.
(d) That they sound like very sensible people.

10. How is dinner different at the Patimkin's house from the dinner at Aunt Gladys' house?
(a) The Patimkins order in the dinner.
(b) The Patimkins all dress for dinner.
(c) The dinner is served by the maid, Carlotta.
(d) Aunt Gladys' dinner is more formal.

11. Where does he say his parents live?
(a) Miami.
(b) Tuscon.
(c) Albany.
(d) The Bronx.

12. What does the head librarian tell Neil just before he leaves on vacation?
(a) He tells Neil that he must get Patimkin to make a donation to the library.
(b) The head librarian tells Neil that after his vacation he will become reference librarian and receive a small raise.
(c) He says that if Neil goes now he will not have a job when he returns.
(d) He tells Neil that he is aiming too high and will get hurt.

13. What does Neil explain to the boy?
(a) That the head librarian would be leaving in a few minutes.
(b) That the Gauguin paintings were done in Tahiti.
(c) That he needs a library card to look at the books.
(d) That he should have his mother come with him to the library.

14. When does Neil call Brenda for the second time?
(a) Just before midnight.
(b) After the ten o'clock news.
(c) When Uncle Max gets home from work.
(d) The next day.

15. What shows Neil's eagerness to see Brenda?
(a) He arrives early in Short Hills.
(b) He changes his clothes seven times.
(c) He reads up on the lives of the rich and famous.
(d) He keeps looking at his watch.