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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. How does Neil avoid the issue of the boy wanting to check the Gauguin book out of the library?
(a) He says it is a reference book only and cannot be taken out.
(b) He says the boy needs to have his mother get a library card first.
(c) He says it is in need of repair and too fragile to take out.
(d) He says it is on hold and he can only look at it in the library.

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

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

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

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

7. Why does the boy not want to check out the Gauguin book after Neil promises to help him?
(a) He fears it will get damaged in his house.
(b) He thinks it's too heavy to carry to his house.
(c) He doesn't want the other boys to see what he is reading.
(d) He fears he might lose it and he cannot pay to replace it.

8. What is the difference in their educations?
(a) Brenda attends Radcliffe in Boston. Neil had attended Newark Colleges of Rutgers University, a lesser institution.
(b) Brenda is still in school but Neill is a dropout.
(c) Brenda attends Radcliffe while Neil is working on a degree from community college.
(d) Brenda makes only fair grades while Neil graduated at the top of his class.

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

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

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

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

13. What Characteristic of Mrs. Patimkin gives evidence of her more humble beginnings?
(a) She does not like to throw anything away.
(b) She still does her own cooking and cleaning.
(c) She does not like to waste money.
(d) She wears bargain basement clothes.

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

15. The first time Neil phones Brenda, why does she not come to the phone?
(a) She is out dining at the club.
(b) She is taking a bubble bath.
(c) She doesn't want to talk to him.
(d) Her mother does not call her to the phone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Brenda allow Neil to do as they play in the pool?

2. While the dinner conversation is going on, what is Brenda doing?

3. How does Mrs. Patimkin further interfere with Neil and Brenda?

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

5. Who is playing tennis with Brenda when Neill walks up?

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