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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For whom is the football?
(a) Arty.
(b) Johnny.
(c) Louie.
(d) Jay.

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

3. What is made even more intriguing for the boys?
(a) Their fascination with Grandma Kurnitz.
(b) Their fascination with Bella.
(c) Their fascination with Louie.
(d) Their fascination with their pet rat.

4. Who has enlisted in the armed forces?
(a) Eddie.
(b) Gert.
(c) Johnny.
(d) Uncle Louie.

5. What is Grandma Kurnitz forcing Arty to drink?
(a) Hot mustard soup.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Tea.
(d) Coffee.

6. What does Jay do as soon as Louie emerges from the shower?
(a) He yells at him.
(b) He gives him a gift.
(c) He pops the question about going with him.
(d) He surprises him.

7. Who is the bravest of all Grandma Kurnitz's children?
(a) Eddie.
(b) Louie.
(c) Gert.
(d) Bella.

8. Why does he change his mind?
(a) He is tired of living in Yonkers.
(b) His parents' love is secure.
(c) He is nervous about owning a business.
(d) He does not have the knowledge to raise children.

9. What does she insist upon being?
(a) A girlfriend.
(b) A wife and mother.
(c) A career woman.
(d) An independent woman.

10. Why must Jay help Bella convey her news?
(a) She fumbles.
(b) She cannot speak.
(c) She begins to cry.
(d) She leaves the room.

11. To where does Bella disappear at the end of the scene?
(a) The porch.
(b) Her room.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The bathroom.

12. Why does Grandma have no need for the money from Louie?
(a) It was not earned honestly.
(b) She is very wealthy.
(c) The money would be more useful when given to someone else.
(d) She knows he is poor.

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

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

15. What is Louie anxious to do?
(a) Move in.
(b) Leave.
(c) Take the boys with him.
(d) Talk to his mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bella hope will happen?

2. What does Jay reveal to Arty?

3. What does Bella divulge?

4. How is Bella feeling about herself this moment?

5. How is the beginning of this scene the same as other scenes?

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