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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What biased reaction does the head librarian have about the boy's wanting to look at art?
(a) That an African-American boy could not possibly have an interest in fine art.
(b) That the boy is sneaking around to find where the money is.
(c) That he either wants to steal the books or to look at nude pictures and touch himself inappropriately.
(d) That the boy is uneducated and has no business in a library.

2. What does Neil notice about the street names in Short Hills?
(a) They are named for Presidents of the United States.
(b) They are all in French.
(c) They are named for eastern universities.
(d) They are all named after Wall Street firms.

3. How does Brenda change the subject and get Neil to stop playing?
(a) She tells him to grow up.
(b) She challenges him to a race across the pool.
(c) She asks about his parents.
(d) She threatens to scream.

4. When Julie sees Neil get something from the refrigerator, what does she say?
(a) She says the chocolates are for her mother.
(b) The cherries are not washed.
(c) She says that Neil is like a street person.
(d) She is going to tell her mother that Neil was drinking beer.

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

6. What are some of the things they do together that summer?
(a) Play ping pong, visit museums, take long walks in Central Park.
(b) Drive into the mountains, go out to eat, watch Ron play basketball.
(c) Go to Coney Island, drive to Atlantic City, visit Brenda's relatives.
(d) Go to motels, see plays in New York, read books.

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

8. What was Mrs. Patimkin's connection to sports when she was younger?
(a) She was a great golfer at one time.
(b) Mrs. Patimkin had been the best tennis player in the state at one time.
(c) She ran in the Boston Marathon once.
(d) She played water polo in college.

9. Who arrives at the pool and meets Neil?
(a) Brenda's brother, Ron.
(b) Brenda's ex-boyfriend.
(c) Brenda's mother.
(d) Several of Brenda's sorority sisters.

10. What is the little African-American boy doing in front of the library?
(a) He is break dancing.
(b) He is crying.
(c) He is growling at the stone lion statues.
(d) He is trying to climb the flagpole.

11. What is Neil's impression of Brenda as she plays tennis?
(a) Neil wonders why she sweats so much.
(b) Neil thinks she looks masculine while playing tennis.
(c) Neil thinks her tennis outfit is very expensive.
(d) Neil thinks Brenda plays tennis with beauty and grace.

12. 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 dominates the diving board.
(c) She dresses like the other society snobs.
(d) She sits in Neil's lap by the pool.

13. How does Neil feel being there as Julie's babysitter?
(a) He is bored and wants to go home.
(b) He thinks he can get Julie to tell him family secrets.
(c) He is glad to do it because he will see Branda when she returns.
(d) He feels like a poor relative.

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

15. What does Neil notice about Mr. Patimkin?
(a) That he reminds Neil of his own father.
(b) That he eats very little.
(c) That he is short and has nothing to say.
(d) That he tends to dominate the conversation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What request does Brenda make to her father?

2. What indicates that Brenda and her family are concerned with status and appearance?

3. How does Neil react to Brenda's invitation to spend a week at her house?

4. The first time Neil phones Brenda, why does she not come to the phone?

5. What shows Brenda's competitive nature?

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