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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the pool, what juvenile prank does Neil attempt?
(a) To hold Brenda under the water.
(b) To pull Brenda's bra straps down.
(c) To remove his trunks under water.
(d) To swim between Brenda's legs.

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

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

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

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

6. What happens in the TV room later that night after Brenda returns?
(a) Brenda teases Neil by exposing her breasts.
(b) Neil proposes marriage.
(c) They hold hands and drink wine.
(d) They make love on the sofa.

7. Where is the house of Neil Klugman's aunt and uncle where he lives?
(a) The Bronx.
(b) Newark, New Jersey.
(c) Jersey City.
(d) Lower Manhattan.

8. Why does Neil say he lives with his aunt and uncle?
(a) Because his parents demand that he do that.
(b) Because their apartment is near his work.
(c) Because his salary is too low to afford his own place.
(d) Because he does not have to pay rent.

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

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

11. What is Aunt Gladys' personal charity?
(a) Poor older Jews in nursing homes.
(b) The poor Jews in Palestine.
(c) The homeless in Newark.
(d) Jewish orphans in Russia.

12. What does Neil think that shows he is infatuated with Brenda?
(a) Neil thinks she has two wet triangles on the back of her white polo shirt where wings would have been if she had been an angel.
(b) Neil does not notice Brenda's crooked teeth.
(c) Neil cannot stop looking at her knees.
(d) Neil thinks she looks like Elizabeth Taylor.

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

14. In the basement, what is next to a photo of Brenda on a horse?
(a) A photo of Mrs. Patimkin when she was a champion tennis player.
(b) A board with all of her ribbons she won for doing something on a horse.
(c) A painting of Ron when he was in high school.
(d) A blank board for mounting Julie's ribbons if she ever wins any.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main topic of conversation when the family does speak?

2. What is a reminder of the Patimkin family's past life in Newark?

3. What biased reaction does the head librarian have about the boy's wanting to look at art?

4. Why does Brenda chastise Neil after he returns home and calls her?

5. What request does Brenda make to her father?

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