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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Patimkin conclude about Neil's religious leaning?
(a) She decides he is a Reform Jew.
(b) She decides he is an idolator.
(c) She decides he is probably an atheist.
(d) That since Hudson Street Synagogue is Orthodox, Neil must be too.

2. what effect does the song have on Ron?
(a) He jumps up and down on his bed.
(b) He hums along, closes his eyes, and gets goose bumps on his arms.
(c) He fights to hold back his tears.
(d) He gets bored and falls asleep.

3. Where do Neil and Brenda go after breakfast?
(a) They go run on the high school track.
(b) They go to sporting goods store to buy Neil some sports outfits.
(c) They go shopping for a wedding gift.
(d) They go fishing in a lake nearby.

4. What indicates that Brenda does not particularly like Harriet?
(a) Brenda does not go to the airport to greet her.
(b) Brenda says her mother likes Harriet more than she does her.
(c) Brenda calls her goody-goody Harriet.
(d) Brenda makes a face when she mentions Harriet's name.

5. Why does Brenda return alone from the airport?
(a) Harriet's plane is late.
(b) She has a migraine.
(c) She is anxious to see what Neil is up to.
(d) She had another fight with her mother.

6. What does Brenda tell Neill when he finishes his run?
(a) That she could beat him in a race.
(b) That he could be a marathon runner.
(c) That she loves him.
(d) That he is faster than Ron.

7. What happens with Brenda's father at the reception?
(a) He starts callin Neil his second son.
(b) He refuses to dance with his wife.
(c) At the reception, Mr. Patimkin gets drunk and appears to accept Neil as Brenda's boyfriend.
(d) He gets drunk and falls on his face.

8. Why does Mrs. Patimkin say on the phone that she cannot leave at the moment?
(a) She says she has all the Hadassah calls to make.
(b) She says Brenda has her car.
(c) She says sheis expecting the florist at any moment.
(d) She says she has a headache.

9. What discussion do Mrs. Patimkin and Neil get into?
(a) Whether he had a bar mizpha.
(b) Whether he is Jewish or Christian.
(c) Whether he is an orthodox or conservative Jew.
(d) Whether he attends a temple.

10. What is Mrs. Patimkin doing while she is in the kitchen with Carlotta and Neil?
(a) She is giving them orders for what to do today.
(b) She is working on a Hadassah project.
(c) She is making cake decorations.
(d) She is making lists of things to do.

11. How does the relationship end?
(a) Neil and Brenda make love one last time.
(b) Mr. Patimkin finds them and takes Brenda home.
(c) Neil returns to Newark in time for the Jewish New Year and a new beginning.
(d) Brenda tells Neil she never loved him and walks out.

12. Where does Neil wait for Brenda while she is at the doctor's office?
(a) In Bergdorf Goodman store.
(b) In Rockefeller Center.
(c) In Central Park.
(d) In a deli.

13. What does Neil do the day after the wedding?
(a) He slips out of the house and returns to Newark.
(b) He stays in his room and wonders if he will lose Brenda.
(c) He returns to his job at the library.
(d) At noon the day after the wedding, Neil drives Brenda to her train back to school.

14. Where does Mrs. Patimkin send Neil?
(a) She sends Neil to New York to bring back silverware patterns.
(b) She sends Neil to pick up Julie from her riding class.
(c) She sends Neil to the airport to get Harriet's mother.
(d) Since she cannot go herself, she sends Neil to Newark.

15. Where are all the other family members the morning Brenda is making breakfast for Neil?
(a) Mr. Patimkin and Ron are at the business, Mrs. Patimkin is at the temple, and Julie is outside.
(b) The have gone to the polo field to watch Ron play.
(c) They have all gone shopping for wedding gifts.
(d) They are all sleeping in.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Patimkin tell Brenda she should do?

2. When the subject of contraception becomes an argument, how does Brenda react?

3. What does Brenda want to do for Neil?

4. Why does Neil feel lonely at the Patimkin house?

5. Why does Neil enter St. Patrick's cathedral?

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