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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 want to do for Neil?
(a) She wants to train him to run track.
(b) She wants to help him get a better paying job.
(c) She wants to give him a new car.
(d) She wants to let him watch her shower.

2. Why do Brenda and Harriet go alone to New York?
(a) To hire a band for the wedding.
(b) Dress shopping for the wedding and right after the wedding.
(c) To order the wedding cake.
(d) To look at silverware paterns.

3. Who does Neil miss seeing at the library?
(a) He misses seeing the lions that were removed.
(b) He misses the teenage girls.
(c) He misses seeing Ron.
(d) He never sees the African-American kid again.

4. What disappointing news does Neil get from Brenda?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She has gotten engaged.
(c) Brenda calls Neil to tell him she is not coming for Rosh Hashanah. She has a test Saturday and a paper due.
(d) She is meeting her family in the Poconos.

5. Why does Neil feel lonely at the Patimkin house?
(a) Neil is beginning to feel out of his class.
(b) No one will talk to him.
(c) Brenda has gone with the family to pick up Harriet at the airport.
(d) Brenda only sees him when he comes to her room at night.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mrs. Patimkin send Neil?

2. What does Neil think about as he drives into the area of the business?

3. What does Neil want to discuss with Brenda?

4. In a letter, when does Brenda say she will be returning from school?

5. What complaint does Mr. Patimkin make to Neil?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is odd about Neil's and Brenda's love making after she gets the diaphragm?

3. What is foreshadowed while Neil is at he house alone while the Patimkins go to the airport for Harriet?

4. What is strange about Mr. Patimkin's behavior at the wedding reception?

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

6. How does Mrs. Patimkin again use Neil as sort of a servant?

7. What is the cause of the commotion downstairs as Neil is unpacking in the guest room?

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

9. What is the result of Neil's prayer in St. Patrick's cathedral?

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

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