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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Grandma do, regarding Bella?
(a) She writes her a letter.
(b) She talks to her in the morning.
(c) She sleeps right through.
(d) She hears her.

2. Why are their feelings short-lived?
(a) The man leaves quickly.
(b) It is just Grandma.
(c) It is their father.
(d) The man introduces himself as their Uncle Louie.

3. How do the boys feel about the intruder?
(a) Excited.
(b) Angry.
(c) Fearful.
(d) Annoyed.

4. By what is Grandma Kurnitz driven?
(a) Duty.
(b) Kindness.
(c) Her driver.
(d) Worry.

5. When are the boys even more mesmerized?
(a) When they see Louie's gun inside his jacket.
(b) When Johnny brings them popcorn and candy.
(c) When Grandma puts fear in everyone, including the adults.
(d) When the pet rat learns new tricks.

6. What are the boys trying to do?
(a) Sneak out the window.
(b) Go to sleep.
(c) Play a game.
(d) Eat dinner.

7. How does the scene open?
(a) With Bella welcoming the boys to her home.
(b) With Jay reading his father's letter.
(c) With the voice-over of Eddie's letter.
(d) With the boys talking about their father.

8. From what had Eddie's wife suffered?
(a) Anemia.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Birth defects.
(d) Mental illness.

9. What is a new intrigue for the boys?
(a) A black Studebaker.
(b) School.
(c) A new kid on the block.
(d) Grandma's boyfriend.

10. From where does Bella arrive home?
(a) School.
(b) Another afternoon at the movies.
(c) Work.
(d) Her friend's home.

11. Describe Grandma's life.
(a) Hard.
(b) Easy.
(c) Boring.
(d) Mediocre.

12. What is Jay contemplating.
(a) The idea of searching for the money.
(b) The idea of searching for the weapon.
(c) The idea of searching for the dead body.
(d) The idea of searching for the jewelry.

13. With what else has Eddie been challenged?
(a) Finding other Muslims.
(b) Finding other Hindus.
(c) Finding other Catholics.
(d) Finding other Jewish people.

14. Of what is the voice-over?
(a) Grandma arguing with Bella.
(b) Eddie's letter to Arty and Jay
(c) An announcement about refreshments offered during intermission.
(d) Arty and Jay's letter to their father.

15. How does the scene open?
(a) Grandma Kurnitz is arguing with Bella.
(b) Two boys, Arty and Jay, sit uncomfortably on the couch waiting for their Father, Eddie, to emerge from Grandma's bedroom.
(c) Eddie is saying goodbye to his sons.
(d) Arty and Jay are eating candy in the store.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bella enjoy doing?

2. What does Louie sense?

3. How do the boys react when their father tells them that they will be spending the next 10 months with their Grandmother?

4. What happens because the boys are not sure of their uncle's occupation?

5. What is Bella the only one who seems to understand?

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