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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the two main people in Neil's life outside of his family?
(a) Aunt Gladys and Uncle Max.
(b) Brenda and the little boy in the library.
(c) Ron and Harriet.
(d) The head librarian and Brenda.

2. What is the area like in Short Hills?
(a) Large houses with green lawns and water sprinklers.
(b) Mansions with valet service.
(c) Rows of highrise condos.
(d) big houses people use only for the summer.

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 hides Brenda's glasses.
(d) He does handstands on the diving board.

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

5. What was Neil's major in Rutgers?
(a) Library science.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Psychology.
(d) Architecture.

6. What impresses Aunt Gladys about Neil's description of the Patimkin house?
(a) That it is over their store.
(b) That it has a narrow driveway.
(c) That it is in Newark.
(d) That it has so many rooms.

7. What happens when Julie loses the game?
(a) She takes the dart board off the wall.
(b) She throws her ping pong paddle at Neil and says she hates him.
(c) She starts laughing because she let Neil win.
(d) She upsets the chess board and scatters the pieces.

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

9. What do the twenty-three bottles of Jack Daniels suggest to Neil?
(a) That Mrs. Patimkin is a lush.
(b) That Mr. Patimkin owns stock in the Jack Daniels company.
(c) That they keep the liquour out of sight to guests.
(d) That Mr. Patimkin is a man who entertains his friends.

10. Why is Neil going to the Patimkin's house that evening?
(a) He is going to park down the street and follow Brenda when she leaves the house.
(b) They have asked him to babysit Julie while they all go out.
(c) He is going with them to the opera.
(d) He is going to talk with Mr. Patimkin about working in his store.

11. What does Brenda ask about his cousin, Doris?
(a) If she has a fiance.
(b) Where she is attending school.
(c) What sorority she is a member of.
(d) What she looks like.

12. Besides attending Rutgers, what had Neil been doing in recent years?
(a) He had studied in France.
(b) He was in the Peace Corps.
(c) He had been drifting around the country.
(d) He was in the army.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Neil call Brenda for the second time?

2. What is Aunt Gladys' personal charity?

3. Where are the Patimkin's going while Neil babysits?

4. What does Neil do from his desk on the main floor?

5. What are some of the things they do together that summer?

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