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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Peck announces that he needs a real drink at the end of the hotel room scene. What does he have?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Scotch.
(c) Bourbon.
(d) Shots.

2. How does Peck explain why he drinks?
(a) He has a disease.
(b) Sometimes it helps the fire within.
(c) Alcohol helps his marriage.
(d) Alcohol helps him sleep at night.

3. What does Aunt Mary buy Peck for Christmas in 1964?
(a) Car.
(b) Aftershave.
(c) Camera.
(d) Tie.

4. When is the package returned to Peck's post office box?
(a) September.
(b) November.
(c) December.
(d) October.

5. What does Peck do before Li'l Bit leaves the hotel room?
(a) He kisses her.
(b) He encourages her to drink more champagne.
(c) He insists on setting another time to get together.
(d) He proposes to her.

6. Li'l Bit is angry at Peck for sending the gifts. Why?
(a) She wants to be left alone.
(b) They are too expensive.
(c) He is counting down to her 18th birthday.
(d) She doesn't want anyone to know about the relationship.

7. Where is Aunt Mary when Li'l Bit is in the basement with Peck?
(a) Shopping.
(b) National Theatre matinee.
(c) At work.
(d) At her parent's home.

8. Who portrays Aunt Mary throughout the play?
(a) Teen Greek Chorus.
(b) Female Greek Chorus.
(c) The actor who portrays the grandmother too.
(d) Male Greek Chorus.

9. What does Peck start to drink when Li'l Bit starts with the champagne?
(a) Club soda.
(b) Cola.
(c) Ginger ale.
(d) Beer.

10. How old is Peck in the hotel room scene?
(a) 45.
(b) 39.
(c) 47.
(d) 42.

11. How old is Li'l Bit during the dishwashing scene?
(a) 13.
(b) 12.
(c) 14.
(d) 11.

12. When the boy who asks Li'l Bit to dance is standing, where is his head level to?
(a) Li'l Bit's nose.
(b) He looks over Li'l Bit's head.
(c) Li'l's Bit's chest.
(d) Li'l Bit's shoulders.

13. Who does Li'l Bit not want knowing about her weekly meetings with Peck?
(a) Her mother and Aunt Mary.
(b) Her teachers.
(c) The kids at school.
(d) Her grandparents.

14. How long does it take Peck to drink himself to death?
(a) One year.
(b) Three years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Seven years.

15. 1960s Motown music takes the reader between which two scenes?
(a) Home to school.
(b) Shower to the Sock Hop.
(c) School hallway to driving with Peck.
(d) Shower to talking with Peck in the car.

Short Answer Questions

1. Li'l Bit tells Peck that she misses him when he doesn't appear for what family holiday dinner?

2. What does Aunt Mary do when Peck is having a spell?

3. What kind of camera does Peck have?

4. What does Li'l Bit tell Peck that she's drawn a line against in the basement?

5. What does the boy who fakes the fainting attack announce after he grabs Li'l Bit?

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