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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Though George believes the girl in the pornographic video must be at least 16 "due to legality," (189) she thinks that she looks to be what age?
(a) 14.
(b) 18.
(c) 12.
(d) 13.

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

4. What romantic gesture does H make toward George for the first time on her third visit to George's house?
(a) She puts her arm around George.
(b) She interlaces her fingers with George's.
(c) She kisses George's mouth.
(d) She kisses George's forehead.

5. George's mother had told George about a female Renaissance painter with what name?
(a) Louise.
(b) Anne.
(c) Catherine.
(d) Mary.

6. What position does Mrs. Rock hold within George's secondary school?
(a) Custodian.
(b) Counselor.
(c) Nurse.
(d) Secretary.

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

8. What word did George look up when she grabbed her mother's dictionary from her office shelf?
(a) Logos.
(b) Pathos.
(c) Conundrum.
(d) Ethos.

9. What term indicating class status had George's father applied to George's mother's class origins?
(a) Academic.
(b) Socialite.
(c) Middle class.
(d) Working class.

10. Once H has departed from George's house, the narrator states of George, "She is not a girl. She is a" (246) what?
(a) Block of stone.
(b) Island.
(c) Rock.
(d) Block of wood.

11. In a significant moment within the conversation in Italy, George's mother told her, "You know, Georgie, nothing's not" (250) what?
(a) Meaningful.
(b) Connected.
(c) Significant.
(d) Historically relevant.

12. 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.

13. How many minutes is the total length of the pornographic video that upsets George?
(a) 15.
(b) 60.
(c) 45.
(d) 30.

14. The second time H visits George's house, they go together to what kind of establishment to talk?
(a) A mall.
(b) A playground.
(c) A bookstore.
(d) A parking structure.

15. How old is Henry in the narrative present?
(a) 4.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what kind of company does George's father currently work?

2. What term indicating class status had George's father used to describe Lisa?

3. 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?

4. What term had George's mother used to describe the chances of Francesco having been a female artist?

5. Which object belonging to George's mother went "missing in the panic and aftermath" (179) of her death?

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