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

2. Of what does this news about Sylvan convince everyone?
(a) He has already left to pick up his real date to Ballyhoo.
(b) He already has a date to Ballyhoo.
(c) He will be asking Lala to Ballyhoo.
(d) He is not taking Lala to Ballyhoo.

3. According to Reba what are two kinds of European Jews?
(a) Those from Western Europe and those from Eastern Europe
(b) Those who speak English and those who do not.
(c) Those from Germany and those from other countries.
(d) Those from Northern Europe and those from Southern Europe.

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

5. What does Lala say when Boo asks her why she wants to go down to the theater?
(a) She confesses she would like to be a movie director some day.
(b) She would like to get a job as an usher at the theatre.
(c) She wants to the the new movie, "Gone with the Wind."
(d) She confesses that she is writing a book about the South that she's convinced is going to become a movie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Adolph look at Joe and wonder?

2. Of what does Boo accuse Adolph?

3. From whom does Lala find out that Sylvan has already left?

4. From where do Lala and Boo return?

5. Where does he believe Sunny will not be going?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lala respond to her mother's question about Sylvan and Ballyhoo?

2. What does Adolph call Lala, in her dress? Why does he call her this?

3. When does Sunny talk about Joe? What does she say?

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

5. How do Joe and Sunny meet?

6. How does this scene open?

7. What conversation takes place between Boo and Sylvan?

8. What takes place at Ballyhoo?

9. How does Joe react to Peachy's comments about the Standard Club and the Progressive Club? What does Peachy explain?

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

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