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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. Who lectures Caleb when he leaves work to meet with Kevin in "When in Rome"?
(a) No one.
(b) His co-worker.
(c) His secretary.
(d) His boss.

2. In "In the Basement," where does Lisa live?
(a) California.
(b) New York.
(c) Florida.
(d) Texas.

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

4. In "Middleman," where does Elsa want to go to college?
(a) Columbia.
(b) Yale.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Princeton.

5. In "In the Basement," why is Nicholas unemployed?
(a) Because he is undereducated.
(b) Because he always quits his jobs.
(c) Because he was fired for stealing.
(d) Because he is working on his dissertation.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Middleman," how old is Joshua?

3. In "Middleman," how does Joshua's father describe their last name?

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

5. In "Middleman," what does Joshua's father say about his time in the Navy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In what was are Caleb and Kevin different in "When in Rome"?

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

7. In "In the Basement," what history does the narrator give about Nicholas and Maria's relationship?

8. In "Middleman," how does John meet Elsa?

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

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

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