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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sally Caldwell's husband returned from the Vietnam War and __________________________.
(a) Packed his bags and vanished
(b) Re-enlisted in the army
(c) Went back to college
(d) Changed careers

2. According to Frank, buying a home is ____________________________.
(a) A luxury
(b) A smart investment
(c) One of the most hopeful things a person can do
(d) A privilege

3. What does Frank call the time he is living now?
(a) Waiting to Check out Period
(b) Best Time of His Life Period
(c) Existence Period
(d) The Best is Yet to Come Period

4. What is Frank Bascombe's profession?
(a) Finance
(b) Education
(c) Real estate
(d) Law

5. What is the name of the firm where Frank works?
(a) Laurel-Schneider
(b) IBM
(c) Schweppes
(d) Lauren-Schwindell

6. What is Joe Markham's hobby?
(a) Historian
(b) Real estate agent
(c) Editor
(d) Potter

7. Who is Vonda Lusk?
(a) A teller at the bank
(b) A mortgage broker
(c) The receptionist at the real estate office
(d) The office cleaning lady

8. What does Frank eventually do after driving drunk into a picnic table at the Beer Depot?
(a) Becomes controlling owner of the restaurant
(b) Goes to Alcoholics Anonymous meetings
(c) Takes a different route home
(d) Never drinks and drives again

9. What season is it when the story begins?
(a) Summer
(b) Winter
(c) Fall
(d) Spring

10. In what city does the story begin?
(a) Springboro, Ohio
(b) Rhinebeck, New York
(c) Haddam, New Jersey
(d) Albany, Georgia

11. Who is Clair Devane?
(a) Frank's sister
(b) Frank's former girlfriend
(c) Frank's ex-wife
(d) Frank's boss

12. Who was the owner of the establishment in #74
(a) Neal Allen
(b) Mike Montgomery
(c) Rudy Cornell
(d) Karl Bemish

13. What happened to Clair a few weeks ago?
(a) She married someone else
(b) She moved away
(c) She was raped and murdered
(d) She changed careers

14. What model car does Frank drive?
(a) Crown Victoria
(b) Grand Am
(c) Prius
(d) Prelude

15. How many messages does Frank have when he stops to check?
(a) 12
(b) 17
(c) 8
(d) 10

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joe Markham tell Frank when Frank returns his phone message?

2. Who are the twins that work part time for the real estate company?

3. What does Frank think about as he drives?

4. Ann tells Frank that Paul flipped out and hit Charley with ____________________.

5. From what state do the Markhams come?

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