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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 the story Reba tells about a former neighbor, who boarded a train to start her second year at college, and did what?
(a) Had to be the train conductor.
(b) Began to work for the train company.
(c) Ran up and down the aisles of the train with her clothes off.
(d) Never came home.

2. What does Boo tell Lala about Sylvan?
(a) He was the one who called, saying he wants to speak to her.
(b) He is coming for dinner.
(c) He is in town visiting for the week.
(d) She has called him to discuss Ballyhoo.

3. How had Reba felt when she was young about Ballyhoo?
(a) Not interested in going.
(b) Worried about going.
(c) Silly aout going.
(d) Nervous about going.

4. What will Joe Farkas, a young man from New York, be taking over?
(a) Some of the traveling at work.
(b) Adolph's company.
(c) The Atlanta branch of the company.
(d) His place as head of the household.

5. What is Joe's response?
(a) His family does not celebrate Christmas, but adds that he will go home for Passover in the spring.
(b) His family is from Poland.
(c) His favorite food is Italian.
(d) He is a practicing Jew.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Reba ask about Passover?

2. Why does Lala say the tree cannot have a star?

3. What does Lala then convince her mother to do?

4. Why does Sunny go up?

5. Why was Adolph unable to fit DeWald in?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lala explain the Christmas tree?

2. What does Lala say about her experience at a Passover supper?

3. What does Sunny say to Joe, when he comes up to her?

4. What does Lala convince her mother to do for the dance?

5. Why does Lala decide she cannot go to the dance?

6. About what do Joe and Sunny talk, regarding her family's religious beliefs?

7. What do Sunny and Joe say about their college majors?

8. What has happened to Louisa?

9. How are Peachy and Joe left alone?

10. Who is Peachy taking to the dance?

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