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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Reba runs upstairs to put on a dress, what does Boo ask Adolph?
(a) What has upset him so much.
(b) What he wants for dinner.
(c) What has upset Reba.
(d) Where he and Reba are going.

2. What does Boo ask him?
(a) If he is a practicing Jew.
(b) Whether he will be going home for Christmas.
(c) What is his favorite meal.
(d) Where his family is from.

3. What does Adolph say about Hitler going into Poland?
(a) The Americans will get him.
(b) It does not look good.
(c) He is a crazy man.
(d) He will not take over Poland.

4. The next morning, what is Sunny doing?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Trying on her dress.
(c) Listening to the radio.
(d) Studying.

5. What does Reba think the consequences are of higher education?
(a) It makes people insane.
(b) A good job.
(c) A better life.
(d) More intelligence.

6. When Adolph can see that Joe and Sunny want to spend time alone, what does he suggest?
(a) They go to bed.
(b) They all leave them alone.
(c) They all go for a walk.
(d) They have coffee and cake.

7. Over what do Boo and Reba argue?
(a) Where Ballyhoo will be this year.
(b) Whether or not they would allow their daughters to go.
(c) How much tickets cost.
(d) How the tradition of Ballyhoo got started.

8. What does Reba comment to herself, regarding Sunny?
(a) She is sad Sunny is so much like her.
(b) She is sad Sunny is not more like her.
(c) She is happy Sunny is not like her.
(d) She is happy Sunny is at least a little like her.

9. What does Lala lift from the lobby of the movie theatre?
(a) A popcorn machine.
(b) An autographed ticket from the trash.
(c) A poster-sized picture of Scarlett O'Hara.
(d) A ticket to see "Gone with the Wind."

10. What is Lala Levy doing as she decorates a Christmas tree while her aunt Reba watches and knits?
(a) Listening to the radio.
(b) Singing Jewish songs.
(c) Singing Christmas carols.
(d) Humming to herself.

11. Who is the author of her book?
(a) Upton Sinclair.
(b) Vogue writers.
(c) Jane Austen.
(d) William Shakespeare.

12. What does Adolph remind Boo about Sunny's father?
(a) He has left Sunny and Reba.
(b) Adolph is her father, so he is allowed to favor her over Lala.
(c) He worked his fingers to the bone not only to provide the necessities of life for his family, but also to provide extras.
(d) He is not welcome in the house.

13. Why does Boo ask Adolph why he is going down to pick up Sunny at the train station?
(a) Sunny knows her way home perfectly well.
(b) Sunny can walk home.
(c) Whether or not she has a lot of luggage.
(d) She wants him to pick up some groceries instead.

14. Why does Lala say the tree cannot have a star?
(a) Because she would rather have an angel at the top.
(b) Because the tree is too tall for an ornament at the top.
(c) Because the star symbolizes the birth of the Messiah, and the family is Jewish.
(d) Because she does not like stars.

15. Who is Sylvan?
(a) Lala's brother.
(b) The boy next door.
(c) Sunny and Lala's cousin.
(d) The boy with whom Boo wants Lala to go to Ballyhoo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joe say he is glad to do?

2. What does Sunny describe as a bunch of Jewish people trying to be Episcopalians?

3. By whom is Sunny interrupted?

4. What does Boo suggest that Lala should have on her mind?

5. How does Joe respond to this information?

(see the answer keys)

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