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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What objects were always embedded in the stationery George's mother provided for the family's New Year's ritual?
(a) Bark.
(b) Orange peels.
(c) Leaves.
(d) Flower petals.

2. In what month did George's mother want to watch a meteor shower?
(a) August.
(b) July.
(c) June.
(d) September.

3. The fourth sentence of Camera states, "George's mother is" (163) what?
(a) Here.
(b) Angry.
(c) Dying.
(d) Dead.

4. H refuses an invitation from George's father to stay for what meal during her third visit?
(a) Tea.
(b) Lunch.
(c) Breakfast.
(d) Dinner.

5. George and H develop a studying technique that involves what form of literature?
(a) Short stories.
(b) Memoirs.
(c) Poems.
(d) Songs.

6. George's mother had been one of the original group of how many founding Subvert members?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

7. To which character had George's mother compared the painting by Francesco, calling it "generous," "sardonic," and "friendly" (205)?
(a) George.
(b) Henry.
(c) Lisa.
(d) George's father.

8. How many minutes at a time is George usually able to watch the pornographic video in her daily ritual?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 15
(d) 10.

9. George's eye keeps being drawn to a strip of what color in Francesco's painting?
(a) Blue.
(b) Brown.
(c) Red.
(d) White.

10. People not well-acquainted with H call her by what name?
(a) Helena.
(b) Heather.
(c) Hel.
(d) Henny.

11. The streets of the Italian town in which the museum lies are "full of people" (214) using which two forms of transportation?
(a) Buses and trains.
(b) Mopeds and bicycles.
(c) Walking and riding bicycles.
(d) Walking and driving cars.

12. George's mother died as a result of experiencing an allergic reaction to what kind of drug?
(a) An antibiotic.
(b) A sleeping pill.
(c) A vitamin.
(d) An opiate.

13. The narrator telling George's story states that at the time of the narrative's unfolding, "it's just past midnight on" (164) which holiday?
(a) New Year's Eve.
(b) Halloween.
(c) Christmas.
(d) The Fourth of July.

14. Which character had George pretended to be while communicating with Lisa?
(a) Henry.
(b) H.
(c) George's father.
(d) George's mother.

15. H asks George about a photograph in George's mother's study that features what town?
(a) Padua.
(b) Ferrara.
(c) Cambridge.
(d) Venice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of the record George recalls once laughing about with her mother and father?

2. George's mother told George that the castle nearby had been the site of a mass shooting how many years before?

3. In what way had George's mother reacted to George's confession?

4. During the conversation near the castle, George's mother scolded Henry for what transgression?

5. What does George say "is a finite set of rules" (168)?

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