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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. Who insists that the family learn about Vienna before they move there?
(a) Frank.
(b) Mary.
(c) Franny.
(d) Win.

2. How does Franny let John know that the time has come for them to sleep together?
(a) She sends him a text message.
(b) She sends him an email.
(c) She writes him an old-fashioned letter.
(d) She calls, saying the time is finally right.

3. What has happened to Freud's eyesight during the time the family was managing their own hotel back in the States?
(a) His eyesight has somehow drastically improved.
(b) His eyesight has gotten much worse; he is blind.
(c) One of his eyes works better, the other works much worse.
(d) This is a trick question; none of these answers is correct.

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

5. For how many years does Win believe that his third hotel is up and operating?
(a) Ten.
(b) Five.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Twenty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "Wrench" do?

2. Who do the radicals decide will drive their car bomb since Miss Miscarriage is dead?

3. What kind of dog does Win say he wants for Christmas?

4. Why does Chip want to contact Franny?

5. Who writes the revenge "play" that the family will do on Chip?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when John sees Chip on the streets of New York City?

2. What advice does Franny give her siblings about living in Vienna when they first arrive?

3. What comments do Lilly and Susie make about the sexual tension between Franny and John before they sleep together?

4. Why is Frank's decision to major in Economics a wise one?

5. Which characters begin to take in the Berry children more after their mother dies -- and why?

6. How does the revenge scene on Chip finally conclude?

7. How does John manage to get more money for Lilly's book release?

8. Why does "Screaming Annie" have the name she does?

9. Why does Win want a dog?

10. As his family is discussing the radicals' plot, why does John say he and his family are not good foreigners?

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