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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator hide to avoid being seen by Laura after the funeral?
(a) A flower bed.
(b) A bus stop.
(c) Behind a car.
(d) A cemetery.

2. What line does Rob refer to which Dick says is a song off a Richard Thompson album?
(a) "Where are those blue eyes?"
(b) "I told you I love her."
(c) "Over the rainbow."
(d) "Has she got a friend for me?"

3. What does the narrator realize he's been afraid of in his relationships while at the funeral?
(a) Love.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Death.
(d) Eternity.

4. What is Laura's sister's name?
(a) Jessica.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Jo.
(d) Emily.

5. What is Laura's last name?
(a) Lydon.
(b) Saxon.
(c) Williams.
(d) Barker.

6. On what day is the funeral for Laura's father?
(a) Friday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Tuesday.

7. Where does Penny work now?
(a) BBC.
(b) ESPN.
(c) The Movie Channel.
(d) CBS.

8. What is the name of Barry's band?
(a) Motown Rock.
(b) Jazzeria.
(c) Jumping Jack Slash.
(d) Barrytown.

9. What does Barry want to put up in the shop, which Rob refuses?
(a) A poster of ACDC.
(b) A poster for his band.
(c) A poster for his record.
(d) A banner for Marie.

10. Where is Liz about to fly for work in Chapter 20?
(a) New York.
(b) L.A.
(c) Australia.
(d) Chicago.

11. What original cast recording had Rob found for Laura's father?
(a) Les Misérables.
(b) Tommy.
(c) The Sound of Music.
(d) My Fair Lady.

12. What does Rob introduce as their latest "top five list" to the guys in Chapter 25?
(a) Top five pop songs about death.
(b) To five pop songs about funerals.
(c) Top five songs about breakups.
(d) Top five pop songs about love.

13. Who is one of the women the narrator says he wishes "lived on his street"?
(a) Jessica Tandy.
(b) Harper Lee.
(c) Janet Jackson.
(d) Holly Hunter.

14. What does Laura say she threw at the after-funeral house as well?
(a) A teapot.
(b) A wobbler.
(c) A lamp.
(d) A hissy fit.

15. Who does the narrator meet at the beginning of Chapter 15?
(a) Jessica.
(b) Anna.
(c) Susan.
(d) Richard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Laura's mother's name?

2. What is Clara's field of work?

3. Where has Charlie been away on business when she returns Rob's call?

4. Where does the narrator go to eat on his date with Penny?

5. What did Laura's dad suffer from?

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