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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the young wife carry through the streets of town?
(a) Disassembled fishing rods
(b) Laundry
(c) A picnic basket
(d) Groceries

2. How does Joe's father die?
(a) A horseracing accident
(b) Drive-by shooting
(c) A car accident
(d) Suicide

3. Where do Joe and his father move?
(a) Spain
(b) Germany
(c) France
(d) Portugal

4. What is Nick's wife's name?
(a) Lynn
(b) Marjorie
(c) Laurie
(d) Helen

5. What is Hubert's wife's name?
(a) Connie
(b) Cornelia
(c) Camille
(d) Catherine

6. Where does Joe play with the other children?
(a) The video arcade
(b) The lake and forest
(c) The playground
(d) The streets

7. Where does Nick debark from the train?
(a) Portland
(b) Burlington
(c) Ann Arbor
(d) Seney

8. What is the area where Joe and his father live in France?
(a) Provence
(b) Normandy
(c) Versailles
(d) Maisons-Laffitte

9. Who accompanies the wife outside?
(a) The concierge
(b) The hotel keeper
(c) The valet
(d) The maid

10. How does Mrs. Elliot fill her days?
(a) Typing Mr. Elliot's poetry
(b) Baking cookies
(c) Working in the garden
(d) Tutoring high school students

11. What does the maid give the wife?
(a) Fresh towels
(b) An umbrella
(c) A hair dryer
(d) Clean laundry

12. Who is Joe in the story for Chapter 13?
(a) A fisherman
(b) Nick's new friend
(c) A plumber
(d) The narrator

13. Who is Sam Cardinella in the Memoir for Chapter 15?
(a) A Chicago criminal
(b) A wine maker
(c) A chocolatier
(d) An author

14. Who is Villalta in the Memoir for Chapter 12?
(a) A bullfighter
(b) An actor
(c) A sculptor
(d) A winemaker

15. With whom is Nick on vacation in the story for Chapter 12?
(a) Mack
(b) John
(c) Bill
(d) George

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the husband decide to return to the hotel?

2. Who is Hubert Elliot in the story in Chapter 9?

3. What type of editorial work does Mr. Elliot write?

4. What does the woman see when she looks out of the window?

5. What is Joe's father's bad habit?

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