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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. 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 he is faster than Ron.
(d) That she loves him.

2. How does Neil get away to go meet Brenda in New York?
(a) He agrees to work overtime without pay when he returns.
(b) He calls in sick.
(c) He decides to go to New York for the weekend anyway and convinces his boss he is anti-Semitic if he does not agree.
(d) He convinces another librarian to work for him on his days off.

3. What prevents them for seeing much of each other the next day?
(a) Brenda and Harriet spending most of the day in the beauty salon.
(b) The nervousness of their relationship after getting the diaphragm.
(c) The sudden arrival of Harriet's cousins.
(d) All of the activity surrounding the wedding.

4. How do Brenda and Neil begin to talk about their relationship?
(a) In the past tense.
(b) As though it never happened.
(c) Out of fear.
(d) As a mismatch.

5. What is Brenda looking for in the room?
(a) The keys to her father's safe.
(b) Costumes for a masked ball.
(c) Three one hundred dollar bills her father hid there for her.
(d) Her high school yearbook.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Patimkin family business does Julie tattle to Neil about?

2. What happens to Neil inside the church?

3. What does Neil hear coming from Ron's room one night?

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

5. What is Ron doing when Neil arrives?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Brenda get upset in the storage room?

2. What is the somber occasion between Neil and Brenda the day after the wedding?

3. How does Brenda express her contempt for Harriet?

4. Describe the domestic scene between Brenda and Neil the following morning.

5. Why does Neil see Harriet as a perfect match for Ron?

6. What turns out to be the rush to get Ron married to Harriet?

7. How does Brenda suggest she make an athlete out of Neil?

8. What is the situation behind the argument over the diaphragm?

9. What is the underlying reason Harriet and Brenda go shopping in New York?

10. What problem does Brenda admit to Neil?

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