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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 3, why does Blair want to spend time alone with Clay?
(a) She senses that their relationship is in some jeopardy.
(b) She wants to give Clay a present.
(c) She wants to break up with him.
(d) She wants to talk to him about Muriel.

2. Where does Julian tell Clay to meet him to give him the money?
(a) Julian's house.
(b) At a resturant at the Galleria.
(c) At the Chinese Theater.
(d) Clay's house.

3. Who does Clay try to call while he is at his mother's house?
(a) Julian.
(b) Rip.
(c) Blair.
(d) Daniel.

4. What is the relationship between Clay and Blair?
(a) They are cousins.
(b) They are boyfriend and girlfriend.
(c) They are brother and sister.
(d) They are best friends.

5. What does Clay do when Julian does not show up for their meeting?
(a) Clay drives to Trent's house to talk.
(b) Clay drives to a bar and gets drunk.
(c) Clay goes to the movies.
(d) Clay goes home and shoots heroin.

6. Why does Clay return home in Part 1?
(a) He needs money from his parents.
(b) It's Christmas break.
(c) He got kicked out of his house.
(d) He got kicked out of school.

7. What memories does Clay have of Julian after Clay agrees to loan Julian the money?
(a) He remembers riding bikes together in the first grade.
(b) He remembers their sixth grade play.
(c) He remembers their fifth grade soccer adventures.
(d) He remembers playing together during their kindergarten field day.

8. What does Clay's mother's house smell like when he arrives?
(a) Like pine.
(b) Like rotting food.
(c) Like bleach.
(d) Like dirty clothes.

9. Where does Clay arrange to meet Julian?
(a) Julian's house.
(b) Clay's house in Palm Springs.
(c) A resturant in the Galleria.
(d) The Chinese Theater.

10. What is Clay's father's profession?
(a) Public school teacher.
(b) Movie industry executive .
(c) Bank manager.
(d) Music industry executive.

11. Where does Muriel hide out while at Kim's house?
(a) In the basement.
(b) In a closet.
(c) A bathroom.
(d) Kim's bedroom.

12. What type of car is parked in the driveway next to his mother's car when Clay arrives home from Griffin's house?
(a) A Mercedes Benz.
(b) A Jaguar.
(c) A Bentley.
(d) A Ferrari.

13. What is the setting of the story?
(a) Seattle, WA.
(b) Chicago, IL.
(c) New York, NY.
(d) Los Angeles, CA.

14. Where does Clay eat dinner on Christmas Eve?
(a) Cedars Sinai Medical Center.
(b) Chasen's Resturant.
(c) Century City.
(d) A cafe in Palm Springs.

15. What year is Clay in school?
(a) He is a senior.
(b) He is a freshman.
(c) He is a sophomore.
(d) He is a junior.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clay find his sisters doing on the morning after Christmas?

2. Who do Trent and Clay see after they leave the movies?

3. Who calls Clay to set-up a meeting between him and Julian?

4. Where does Clay have lunch with his father?

5. What does Clay and his regular group of friends do on Christmas Eve?

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