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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 "When in Rome," how does Caleb say Troy used to finance his drug habit?
(a) By working overtime.
(b) With his father's money.
(c) By stealing.
(d) No one knows.

2. In "In the Basement," how do Nicholas and Maria feel about Lisa's house?
(a) They don't care about it.
(b) They are upset.
(c) They laugh at it.
(d) They are impressed.

3. Where does Caleb say Kevin went to buy drugs during his law school visit in "When in Rome"?
(a) From their uncle.
(b) Behind a restaurant.
(c) A schoolyard.
(d) A stranger's house.

4. How does Joshua get Mr. Duckworth's attention in "Middleman"?
(a) He brings over some of his mother's cooking.
(b) He tells about his father's job doing voiceovers.
(c) He shows off an expensive watch.
(d) He reads a poem out loud.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does Lisa keep her dog in the basement in "In the Basement"?

4. While in law school, where does Caleb say he visited Kevin in "When in Rome"?

5. In "In the Basement," why does Nicholas say Lisa's husband's family teases him?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "In the Basement," what is kept in a basement?

2. How does John feel when Elsa asks him to no longer accompany her on auditions in "Middleman"?

3. How does John feel about Judaism in "Middleman"?

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

5. In "When in Rome," why does Caleb tell the story about visiting his brother in California?

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

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

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

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

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

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