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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why has Eddie been in the hospital?
(a) To get some sleep.
(b) To visit his wife.
(c) For exhaustion.
(d) To avoid going to work.

2. What does Bella divulge?
(a) The many movies she has seen.
(b) She has been intimate with Johnny.
(c) She does not love her mother.
(d) The many intimate encounters she has had with men over the years.

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

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

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

6. How is the beginning of this scene the same as other scenes?
(a) It begins with Bella speaking.
(b) It begins with a voice-over.
(c) It begins with Eddie's voice.
(d) It begins with Grandma speaking.

7. How do the family members respond to this news?
(a) They do not understand.
(b) They are irritated.
(c) They are angry.
(d) They are not surprised.

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

9. How is Bella feeling about herself this moment?
(a) Angry at her mother.
(b) Excited.
(c) Very sure of herself.
(d) Completely unsure of herself.

10. What is Jay's plan?
(a) To get out into the real world and make some money to send to Eddie.
(b) To run away to New York City.
(c) To tell Uncle Louie how he truly feels about him.
(d) To save money to buy a new game.

11. What does Bella say she was seeking?
(a) The warmth that was lacking in her childhood.
(b) The chance to have a child.
(c) A good man.
(d) A normal life.

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

13. How do the others deal with Grandma Kurnitz?
(a) They yell at her.
(b) They avoid her.
(c) They try to talk to her.
(d) They beg her.

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

15. What are the boys doing?
(a) Doing schoolwork.
(b) Clearing dinner dishes and setting up chairs.
(c) Talking to their father on the phone.
(d) Playing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jay reveal to Arty?

2. How does Louie feel about this new restriction on his evening plans?

3. What is made even more intriguing for the boys?

4. What does Grandma Kurnitz try to impress on her daughter?

5. To what can Grandma Kurnitz not listen?

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