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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What idea from the war is Sam trying to emulate by staying outside at night?
(a) Raking the rat holes.
(b) Humping the boonies.
(c) Pre-empting ambush.
(d) Stalking the enemy.

2. Since Dawn got pregnant, Sam has been feeling that if she doesn't watch her step, her life could be ruined by something stupid like what?
(a) An elephant stampede.
(b) A snake in the grass.
(c) A Bouncing Betty.
(d) Sniper fire.

3. What does Dawn buy at the super market that freaks her out when she goes to cook it?
(a) A package of bacon.
(b) A chicken with the parts inside.
(c) A turkey with the giblets.
(d) A pot roast.

4. What is the card table covered with at Tom's apartment?
(a) An old sheet.
(b) Newspaper.
(c) Plastic.
(d) Oil cloth.

5. Where does Donna's husband work?
(a) Union Carbide.
(b) The cookie factory.
(c) The power company.
(d) Sinclair Oil.

6. What does Lorenzo Jones collect?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Imported beer cans.
(c) Jim Beam bottles.
(d) Stamps.

7. According to Sam, her mother had an explanation for everything now that she was taking what class?
(a) Psychology.
(b) Social Science.
(c) Anthropology.
(d) Physics.

8. Which panel of the Vietnam Memorial shows Dayne Hughes' name?
(a) 8H.
(b) 4R.
(c) 9E.
(d) 6D.

9. Where did Irene and Dwayne get married?
(a) At the courthouse in Lexington.
(b) On the porch of a justice of hte peach.
(c) On Dwayne's parents' farm.
(d) At a big Baptist church in Paducah.

10. What does Sam think is a pleasant thing for a guy to have in his room?
(a) A teddy bear.
(b) A night light.
(c) A quilt.
(d) A picture of his mother.

11. What radio station's DJ's tell sick jokes that Sam doesn't like?
(a) KLEX.
(b) KISS-100.
(c) KY102.
(d) Rock-95.

12. In Sam's opinion, the writer Thoreau was what?
(a) Boring.
(b) Misogynist.
(c) Paranoid.
(d) Old-fashioned.

13. What does Grandma Smith call Grandpa?
(a) A ne'er -do-well.
(b) A Samaritan.
(c) A tightwad.
(d) A spite horse.

14. Who had Emmett ridden with to Lexington?
(a) Pete.
(b) Jim.
(c) Anita.
(d) Tom.

15. What does Grandma Smith call Emmett's digging and such?
(a) Avoiding Anita.
(b) Playing paper dolls.
(c) Soul searching.
(d) Post-war draft dodging.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who cracks up at the end of M*A*S*H when he sees the baby get smothered by its mother at the end?

2. Irene says Emmett was what when he went to war?

3. How does the Coke she drinks in the morning make her feel?

4. From where does Sam impulsively buy smoked oysters, cocktail hot dogs, smoked octopus, and other gourmet treats?

5. What does Grandma say when she and Sam are talking and Grandpa teasingly inquires about their conversation?

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