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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. In "Middleman," how long does Joshua help Elsa before she tells him to stop?
(a) A few weeks.
(b) A year.
(c) Half a year.
(d) A few months.

2. Who becomes angry with Joshua after he helps Elsa in "Middleman"?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her agent.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her father.

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

4. In "In the Basement," how does Maria know Lisa?
(a) They went to high school together.
(b) They were neighbors as children.
(c) They worked together.
(d) They were college roommates.

5. How does Caleb discover that the mugger in "When in Rome" knows his brother?
(a) He never finds out.
(b) He sees them together.
(c) Kevin's girlfriend tells him.
(d) He reads it in the paper.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "In the Basement," why does the narrator believe Maria has a large amount of debt?

2. At the end of "In the Basement," what does Carla tell the narrator?

3. In "When in Rome," where does Kevin work?

4. In "When in Rome," what does Caleb do for a living?

5. At the end of "In the Basement" what does the narrator think about himself?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "When in Rome," how do Caleb and Kevin react to being mugged?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does the narrator's wife, Carla, say to him at the end of "In the Basement"?

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

9. How does John try to help Elsa's acting career in "Middleman"?

10. Why do Nicholas and Maria tell the narrator and his wife about Lisa in "In the Basement"?

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