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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Mick "prom with" at her party?
(a) Bubber.
(b) Sucker Wells.
(c) Harry Minowitz.
(d) Spareribs.

2. What does Mick do at school after the basketball games?
(a) Goes to the Sunny Dixie Show.
(b) Goes to the New York Cafe.
(c) Practices on the hoops.
(d) Practices on a piano.

3. On the second day of the story when he returns to Singer's apartment, what does Jake tell Mr. Singer about himself?
(a) He feels like two people.
(b) He is a Communist.
(c) He is a Democrat.
(d) He is a Republican.

4. Who took a drunken Jake Blount home?
(a) The Sherrif took Jake Blount home with him..
(b) Mr. Singer took Jake Blount home with him.
(c) Mick Kelly took Jake Blount home with her.
(d) Biff Brannon took Jake Blount home with him.

5. When did Jake Blount arrive in town?
(a) May 15th.
(b) May 1st.
(c) April 1st.
(d) June 15th.

6. What change does Mr. Singer see in his friend, Antonapoulos?
(a) He has gained more weight.
(b) He is more talkative.
(c) He has lost some weight.
(d) He looks ill.

7. What does Mick say to Portia about God?
(a) That God is Santa Claus.
(b) That God is not real, but that Santa Claus is.
(c) She believes in God and in Santa Claus.
(d) She doesn't believe in God any more than she believes in Santa Claus.

8. Who is Mick Kelley?
(a) An orphaned girl who lives on the street.
(b) A boy from the neighborhood.
(c) A girl from a large family who dresses like a boy.
(d) A Jewish boy from a wealthy family.

9. While outside on the porch with his friend, Spareribs, what does Bugger do to Baby?
(a) He calls her names.
(b) He shoots her.
(c) He takes her popcorn candy.
(d) He ignores her.

10. In the opening pages of Chapter 3, what are Mr. and Mrs. Brannon arguing about?
(a) A stranger who comes to town and owes them for meals and beer.
(b) A mute man who comes in and causes trouble.
(c) A waitress who has been stealing from the cash drawer.
(d) Mr. Brannon's best friend who sometimes gets drunk.

11. What is Lucille preparing her daughter to do?
(a) Have an acting career.
(b) To be a beauty queen.
(c) Get into a good college.
(d) Find a rich husband.

12. What was Jake Blount talking about when he was at the restaurant?
(a) A weird kind of politics.
(b) About religion.
(c) About doomsday.
(d) About everything and nothing.

13. What kind of relationship does Brannon have with his wife, Alice?
(a) Cordial and affectionate.
(b) They flirt and call one another by the pet names Mr. and Mrs.
(c) They dislike each other, but won't divorce because they both want to keep the business.
(d) They do not sleep together and call one another Mr. and Mrs. Brannon.

14. What do the three men do after Jake spoke to them?
(a) Drank.
(b) Sang a song.
(c) Smoked.
(d) Laughed.

15. What does Lucille tell Biff not to do?
(a) Marry again.
(b) Think backwards.
(c) Wear blinders.
(d) Mourn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of house does Dr. Copeland live in?

2. Who does Dr. Copeland tell his guests about at the Christmas party?

3. What type of things does Mick think about when she goes to her "inside room"?

4. What does Brannon carry downstairs and keep behind the cash register?

5. What was on the written on the card that Mr. Singer gave Jake Blount?

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