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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. Where does Alec remembering his first kiss with his wife taking place?
(a) Under the bleachers.
(b) In a bus shelter by Bexford Park.
(c) At Herod's.
(d) At the opera house.

2. Who physically intervenes to save Ben from a possible beating in Part II?
(a) Trevor.
(b) Alec.
(c) Henry.
(d) James.

3. What event does Ben's father take him to in Part I?
(a) A choir performance.
(b) A sporting event.
(c) A dog race.
(d) A sailing race.

4. What kind of work does Alec do when he becomes an adult in Part I?
(a) Engineering.
(b) Financial planning.
(c) Architecture.
(d) Typesetting.

5. What does Alan order for Val at their stop at the cafe?
(a) A fish sandwich.
(b) A salad.
(c) A bacon sarnie.
(d) A taco.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the person who refuses to pay Ben for his fare dressed in Part II?

2. What does Ben's doctor and the medical students decide to do in his treatment in Part I?

3. What singer does Vern see in the restaurant?

4. What illness does Ben suffer with?

5. What do Vern and McLeish order for lunch?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ben become obsessed with in Part II that takes over his life?

2. Who encourages Mike not to fight with Ben and Trevor, and why does she do this?

3. In Part II, what does Alec spend a lot of time doing besides working?

4. Why does Vern refuse to talk to the object of his admiration in Part I in the restaurant?

5. What is Jo's experience in Part II trying to make it as a musician in America?

6. What is one reason Alec feels distant from his son?

7. What is unusual about the way Jo experiences music?

8. In Part I, how does Alec demonstrate his willingness to challenge authority as a child?

9. What does Jo notice about the man she thinks of as having a frog face in Part II?

10. What is one action Alec focuses on and participates in in his organizing work in Part II?

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