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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What dream does John have about his mother before they depart for Vienna?
(a) That she leaves his father for another man.
(b) That she is young and beautiful again.
(c) That she wins the lottery in Vienna.
(d) That she dies.

2. What do Lilly and John major in at the local university?
(a) Math.
(b) Drama.
(c) Economics.
(d) Literature.

3. Who does the family tell Chip will rape him?
(a) The bear.
(b) Franny.
(c) Frank.
(d) John.

4. What is Egg's room like in the Vienna hotel?
(a) Very small with no windows.
(b) Not very much floor space but very, very tall.
(c) Small but with a lot of windows.
(d) Huge but with no windows.

5. What does Frank major in at the local university?
(a) Literature.
(b) Drama.
(c) Economics.
(d) Math.

6. Why is Lilly so interested in the circus that is coming to the (original) Hotel New Hampshire for the summer?
(a) Because she loves animals.
(b) Because she loves the circus.
(c) Because she has always wanted to be a circus clown.
(d) Because it is full of little people.

7. For how long are Franny and John intimate?
(a) Not long at all, because they are interrupted.
(b) Many hours.
(c) There weren't intimate at all.
(d) Just a few minutes, and they both hated it.

8. Which bar do John and Win go to right before they confront the radicals?
(a) The hotel bar.
(b) The Sacher Bar.
(c) The Memphis Coffeehouse and Bar.
(d) The Metro.

9. How often do non-regular guests come into the hotel?
(a) Rarely, if ever.
(b) Every day.
(c) Every other day or so.
(d) At least once a week.

10. What does Franny major in at the local university?
(a) Math.
(b) Drama.
(c) Economics.
(d) Literature.

11. How did Freud lose his sight?
(a) In experiments in a German death camp.
(b) He doesn't remember.
(c) By having someone splash acid in his face.
(d) By doing too many drugs.

12. How did Susie get her horrible scars?
(a) Acne.
(b) Fire.
(c) A car accident.
(d) Surgery.

13. What has happened to the candy store next door to the hotel in Vienna?
(a) It never existed.
(b) It has turned into a cigar store.
(c) It has burned down.
(d) It now sells clothes.

14. What kind of dog does Win say he wants for Christmas?
(a) A seeing-eye dog.
(b) A performing dog.
(c) A rescue dog.
(d) A dog that can predict earthquakes.

15. How long does the Berry family live in Vienna?
(a) Two years.
(b) Four years.
(c) Six months.
(d) Seven years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the movie made about Lily's first book?

2. How does Egg react to seeing Sorrow again -- this time in a demure sitting position?

3. What makes John study German harder?

4. Who goes to see what has happened to Miss Miscarriage?

5. What do the Berry children agree about how Egg and Mary will feel about Vienna once they arrive?

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