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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How often is Neil seeing Brenda now?
(a) Every evening.
(b) Every weekend.
(c) Twice a week.
(d) Every Wednesday evening.

2. What shows Brenda's independence at the Country Club pool?
(a) She sits in Neil's lap by the pool.
(b) She is dressed in a simple tank suit as opposed to the high heels and jewelry on other women.
(c) She dominates the diving board.
(d) She dresses like the other society snobs.

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

4. What information does Neil get from Julie?
(a) That Mrs. Patimkin does not like him.
(b) That Ron is flying to Milwaukee to see Harriet.
(c) That Brenda has many boyfriends.
(d) That Brenda is engaged to be married.

5. What does Neil find in the basement?
(a) A refrigerator full of beer.
(b) A ping pong table with a broken leg.
(c) A storage room.
(d) A playroom and a bar.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Neil feel being there as Julie's babysitter?

3. How does Brenda feel about her mother?

4. How is Neil's behavior the morning after his dinner with the Patimkin family?

5. How is dinner different at the Patimkin's house from the dinner at Aunt Gladys' house?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Neil see Mr. Patimkin when he meets him at dinner?

2. Besides his week at Brenda's house, what else does Neil have to look forward to?

3. What is learned about Mrs. Patimkin from the conversation Neil and Brenda have outside under a tree?

4. Explain the prejudice of the head librarian against the boy.

5. Relate what happens when Neil finds a refrigerator in the other part of the basement.

6. Describe Brenda's neighborhood in Short Hills.

7. Why is Neil not conscious of class distinctions?

8. Describe Neil's family in Newark.

9. What evidence is there that Brenda is driven by appearances?

10. Since they met that day at the Country Club, has Brenda forgotten the young man she asked to hold her glasses while she dived into the pool?

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