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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does recording the family radio program in "Middleman" make Joshua question?
(a) Success.
(b) The afterlife.
(c) Love.
(d) Religion.

2. In "Middleman," how old is Joshua?
(a) 12.
(b) 11.
(c) 14.
(d) 13.

3. In "When in Rome," why does Caleb say he didn't want Kevin to drive to dinner during his law school visit?
(a) Because Kevin was high.
(b) Because Kevin didn't have a license.
(c) Because Kevin was careless.
(d) Because Kevin was drunk.

4. At the end of "In the Basement," what does Carla tell the narrator?
(a) That she will stop nagging him.
(b) That she wants a divorce.
(c) That he is a better man than Nicholas.
(d) That he needs to find a job.

5. After choking his brother in "When in Rome," how long does Caleb go without speaking to Kevin?
(a) Over two years.
(b) Six months.
(c) One year.
(d) Over three years.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Middleman," what does Joshua tell Elsa he has done as an actor?

2. In "In the Basement," how does Maria know Lisa?

3. In "Middleman," what does Joshua think of Elsa's acting skills the first time she performs for him?

4. In "When in Rome," why does Caleb start talking to Kevin again?

5. What does Nicholas say Lisa did instead of going to graduate school in "In the Basement"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "When in Rome," why does Caleb admit to trying to choke Kevin?

2. How does John feel at the end of "Middleman"?

3. How does John describe Elsa's acting skills in "Middleman"?

4. In "In the Basement," how does Nicholas describe Lisa's lifestyle?

5. What does Caleb discover when he returns to Kevin's apartment in "When in Rome"?

6. After leaving Kevin's apartment in "When in Rome," why does Caleb return?

7. How does Caleb try to mend his relationship with Kevin in "When in Rome"?

8. At the end of "In the Basement," how does the narrator feel?

9. In "Middleman," what makes Elsa talk to John?

10. In "In the Basement," at what things does Nicholas feel Lisa failed in her life?

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