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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bella hope will happen?
(a) She can keep her job at the movie theatres.
(b) She and Grandma will never speak again.
(c) She can still marry Johnny.
(d) She and Grandma Kurnitz can talk things over.

2. Where has Bella been staying?
(a) Louie's.
(b) Her friend's.
(c) Johnny's.
(d) Aunt Gert's.

3. About what are Arty and Jay concerned?
(a) Louie has left and has not given anyone news of his location.
(b) They have not heard from their father.
(c) Aunt Bella has been gone for two nights ever since the argument after dinner the other night.
(d) Grandma has not come out of her room.

4. Why does Louis share this with the boys?
(a) Grandma punished them with no dinner.
(b) He knows they love anything sweet.
(c) The boys love to hear from their father.
(d) He wants the boys to know he is leaving in light of the phone message that Jay took.

5. Who would Bella like to have over for dinner some night?
(a) Johnny.
(b) Her new friend.
(c) Her new boyfriend.
(d) The neighbors.

6. To what can Grandma Kurnitz not listen?
(a) Any more of Bella's foolishness.
(b) Gert consoling Bella.
(c) Any more of Louie's yelling.
(d) The boys helping Bella.

7. What does Grandma Kurnitz try to impress on her daughter?
(a) That Johnny is the right man for her.
(b) That she is intelligent.
(c) That she should move out.
(d) That her mind is like that of a child.

8. What has Louie given her?
(a) A hug.
(b) A wedding gift.
(c) The $5,000 for the restaurant.
(d) A letter to give to her mother.

9. For what does Eddie thank Grandma Kurnitz?
(a) Making Louie leave.
(b) Being kind to Bella.
(c) Giving his letters to the boys.
(d) Keeping the boys.

10. How many months have gone by?
(a) Ten.
(b) Four.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Two.

11. What happens as soon as Grandma leaves the room?
(a) Louie enters.
(b) Bella calls for the boys.
(c) Arty laughs at her.
(d) Jay pulls Arty up to their room.

12. Why does Eddie have to leave the room?
(a) He is angry with his mother.
(b) His mother asks him to leave.
(c) Before his emotions overtake him.
(d) He wants to see the boys.

13. Who does Jay want to help?
(a) Louie.
(b) Eddie.
(c) Grandma.
(d) Bella.

14. What has happened to those who cannot deal with Grandma Kurnitz?
(a) They ignore her.
(b) They have moved out and never spoken to her again.
(c) They have not been affected by her.
(d) They suffer in some personal way from her lack of affection.

15. What can Eddie not allow his mother to see?
(a) He cannot let Grandma Kurnitz see him cry.
(b) Him leaving with the boys.
(c) The mother he has earned.
(d) His anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what is Bella adamant?

2. For whom is the football?

3. Why has Eddie been in the hospital?

4. What are the boys doing?

5. What is included with the letter from Eddie?

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