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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) Began to work for the train company.
(b) Had to be the train conductor.
(c) Ran up and down the aisles of the train with her clothes off.
(d) Never came home.

2. What does Boo tell Adolph he should have remembered?
(a) To tell her when guests are coming, so she can make enough food.
(b) To buy meat for her to cook.
(c) Their oven is not working, so dinner will be cold.
(d) Their cook has been home sick all week and called her so she can be ready. .

3. What does Joe do?
(a) He changes the subject.
(b) He joins in the conversation of this topic.
(c) He asks to use the restroom.
(d) He leaves.

4. About what do Sunny and Adolph chat?
(a) Joe.
(b) The way they used to play cards when Sunny was little.
(c) Adolph's job.
(d) The weather.

5. How does Joe respond to this information?
(a) He loves Jane Austen.
(b) She does not look like a communist.
(c) He is surprised she is interested in Shakespeare.
(d) She could be in Vogue.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Boo finally wake up Adolph?

2. What does Boo do when Reba asks some embarrassing questions?

3. What does Boo convince Lala to do, regarding Sylvan?

4. What had Sunny's father done for Boo?

5. How might Louisa have felt when Boo asked her if she knew anything about some money missing off Adolph's bureau?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lala's dress get torn?

2. What has Reba made for Adolph for Christmas? What does he think about it?

3. What had Sunny's professor said about religion?

4. Why does Joe think Sunny will not attend Ballyhoo?

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

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

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

8. What takes place between Joe and Sunny?

9. Why does Sunny not get a chance to respond to Joe invite to Ballyhoo?

10. What does Reba tell Sunny, regarding her personality and interests?

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