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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do people in Li'l Bit's family get nicknamed?
(a) By the grandmother.
(b) For their dominating characteristic.
(c) For their genitalia.
(d) By the grandfather.

2. How old is Grandma when she marries?
(a) 16.
(b) 14.
(c) 17.
(d) 15.

3. Who is Peck married to?
(a) He's divorced.
(b) Mother.
(c) We never find out.
(d) Aunt Mary.

4. What does Peck compare Li'l Bit's breasts to?
(a) Heaven.
(b) Cathedrals of Europe.
(c) Treasure.
(d) Two moons.

5. "How I Learned to Drive" can best be described as what type of literary work?
(a) Novel.
(b) Short story.
(c) Play.
(d) Novella.

6. Who says: "Sometimes to tell a secret, you first have to teach a lesson"?
(a) Mother.
(b) Peck.
(c) Li'l Bit.
(d) Grandmother.

7. How fast can Peck's favorite car go from 0 to 60?
(a) 9.6 seconds
(b) 10.2 seconds.
(c) 8.9 seconds.
(d) 7.8 seconds.

8. Where does Li'l Bit and Peck have a celebration dinner at in 1968?
(a) A fancy restaurant in Baltimore.
(b) An elegant New York restaurant.
(c) An inn on the Eastern shore.
(d) At his home.

9. According to Mother, when a lady drinks, she should never get what?
(a) Sloppy.
(b) Drink like a man.
(c) Gay.
(d) Tipsy.

10. What does the parking lot overlook?
(a) The Department of Agriculture office.
(b) Li'l Bit's school.
(c) Peck's home.
(d) The Beltsville Agricultural Farms.

11. Where does Peck serve during the war?
(a) In France.
(b) In the Pacific Theater.
(c) In Germany.
(d) Stays in the U.S.

12. How does Li'l Bit describe the soap in the ladies room of the restaurant?
(a) Shaped like fish.
(b) Nice smelling.
(c) Shaped like shells.
(d) Borax.

13. What happens when the Greek chorus unfreezes after the argument as the mother and grandmother?
(a) They begin singing in harmony.
(b) They begin arguing.
(c) They begin dancing.
(d) They leave the stage.

14. What is Peck's favorite car?
(a) '60 Corvette.
(b) '58 Rambler.
(c) '56 Bel Air Sports Coupe.
(d) '55 Bel Air.

15. According to the mother, a married woman only needs a broom or a rolling pin. What does she prefer?
(a) Cast-iron fry pan.
(b) Spatula.
(c) Broom.
(d) Rolling pin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grandma think is something that her daughters make up?

2. What college course does Li'l Bit tell her family about?

3. The male Greek chorus interacts with Peck and Li'l Bit in what way during their special dinner?

4. What year does the typical family dinner take place?

5. As the lights dim, what announcement does "How I Learned to Drive" open with?

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