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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. Into where is Bella eager to invite Arty and Jay?
(a) The movie theatre.
(b) A party.
(c) Her quirky life.
(d) Her business deal.

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

3. What is below the apartment?
(a) Kurnitz's Kandy Store.
(b) Kurnitz's Kiddy Store.
(c) Kurnitz's Kracker Jack Store.
(d) Kurnitz's Kool Store.

4. What exists between Grandma Kurnitz and Bella?
(a) Love.
(b) A promise.
(c) Understanding.
(d) A chasm.

5. What does Louie divulge to the boys?
(a) He found Grandma's treasure.
(b) He wants to take them with him when he leaves.
(c) He is on the run from the law.
(d) How Grandma Kurnitz shut down emotionally when two of her children died.

Short Answer Questions

1. How could finding this help Bella?

2. What have Arty and Jay received?

3. How does Grandma Kurnitz feel?

4. How is Louie compared to Eddie?

5. From where does Bella arrive home?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Louie react to Jay's question?

2. Why is Jay scrambling upstairs?

3. What does Louis share with the boys?

4. What do the boys come to understand about their father?

5. What does the letter mention about Eddie's health?

6. How do Gert and Grandma kurnitz react?

7. Why is the boys' fear short-lived?

8. What will Eddie be doing to pay back the loan shark?

9. Why does Grandma react the way she does to Bella's behavior?

10. What is the setting of the play?

(see the answer keys)

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