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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color are baby Alice's eyes?
(a) Brown.
(b) Gray.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

2. What job does Rose do to help pay bills?
(a) Cleaning.
(b) Secretarial.
(c) Does sewing and mending.
(d) Takes in laundry.

3. In 1982, how many surgeries does William need to have when his knee has to be reconstructed?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

4. What is Alice's middle name?
(a) Rose.
(b) Louise.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Padavano.

5. Where is Ceceila painting murals when her mother announces she is moving?
(a) Schools.
(b) Daycares.
(c) Hospitals.
(d) Alleys.

6. How long did Sylvie skip her math and chemistry classes when she was in high school?
(a) 1 1/2 years.
(b) More than a year.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 3 months.

7. What is Sylvie studying in college?
(a) English literature.
(b) Sociology.
(c) Creative Writing.
(d) Philosophy.

8. When is Julia's baby due?
(a) June.
(b) April.
(c) May.
(d) March.

9. How long have William and Julia been married, when he leaves?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 16 months.
(d) 18 months.

10. When does William begin attending Northwestern University?
(a) August 1976.
(b) August 1978.
(c) August 1979.
(d) August 1977.

11. What was Sylvie's major in college before her father dies?
(a) English literature.
(b) Sociology.
(c) American history.
(d) Philosophy.

12. What is the mascot at Northwestern?
(a) Vikings.
(b) Crusaders.
(c) Wildcats.
(d) Cardinals.

13. What is the first class William misses teaching in August 1983?
(a) History and Theory of Information.
(b) Laws, Empires, and Global History.
(c) Scientific Revolution.
(d) The Holocaust.

14. What church do the Padavanos attend?
(a) St. Ignatius.
(b) Saint Alphonsus.
(c) St. Procopius.
(d) St. Athanasius.

15. When does William learn he will not be able to play basketball again?
(a) 6 months after his injury.
(b) After his second surgery.
(c) In between his two surgeries.
(d) After a month of physical therapy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old are the twins when Julia is 21?

2. How does the elderly history professor William knows die?

3. What neighborhood do Julia and her family live in?

4. How old is William when he starts going to a park to practice with a basketball alone?

5. How long does the call last when William calls home and tells his parents he is engaged to Julia?

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