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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Oliver driving on the road to his parents' house?
(a) Slower now since he just got a speeding ticket a couple miles back.
(b) Very fast, trying to beat his father's record.
(c) Oliver always drives the speed limit, a habit his father ingrained in him.
(d) Slow because he dreads seeing them.

2. What did Oliver watch Jenny doing?
(a) Dance on Broadway.
(b) Perform in a concert.
(c) Sing in a chorus line.
(d) Cook a gourmet meal.

3. Doing what do Oliver and his father have a little bit of competition?
(a) Horseback riding.
(b) Skiiing.
(c) Driving.
(d) Mountain climbing.

4. What does Jenny think about Mrs. Barrett's announcement?
(a) She thinks it's terrible.
(b) She is embarrassed.
(c) She is impressed.
(d) She is delighted.

5. With whom is he talking?
(a) His father.
(b) Jenny's new music teacher.
(c) The apartment Landlord.
(d) Associate Dean of Law School.

6. What does Oliver keep promising his roommate?
(a) That Ray is his executor of his will.
(b) That Jenny and Oliver will not be together long.
(c) That they will still get an apartment together in New York.
(d) That Ray and Oliver will go into business together.

7. How would Oliver describe Jenny's and his first lovemaking?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) They have not yet made love.
(c) Soft and gentle.
(d) Torridly passionate.

8. When Oliver walks Jennifer back to her dorm, what does he tell her?
(a) That he might not see her for a few months.
(b) That he would like to take her to meet his family.
(c) That he doesn't think they should see each other again.
(d) That he had a terrible time with her.

9. What does Oliver say about the conversation he and his father have at dinner?
(a) He is willing to do what his father asks him in the conversation.
(b) He doesn't understand what his father is asking of him.
(c) It interests him.
(d) They've had it many times before.

10. When is Jenny leaving for Paris?
(a) As soon as school is over for the summer.
(b) As soon as she and Oliver are married.
(c) As soon as Oliver can arrange to attend graduate school in Paris.
(d) She's not going since she's marrying Oliver.

11. Where is the music teacher who has accepted Jenny as a student?
(a) New York.
(b) Berlin.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Paris.

12. How does Oliver respond to his father's statements about marrying Jenny?
(a) Angrily tells him to mind his own business.
(b) Offers to wait several years before the actual marriage.
(c) Thanks him for the advice and says he'll think about it.
(d) Tells his father that he is just jealous that Oliver has found a beautiful woman to marry.

13. Where does Oliver take Jennifer?
(a) To the opera.
(b) To his penthouse.
(c) To his family's lakeside cabin.
(d) A hockey game.

14. Who opens the door when Oliver and Jenny walk up?
(a) Oliver's father.
(b) Oliver's younger sister.
(c) The Butler.
(d) Oliver's mother.

15. What is Oliver and his father's relationship like at this point in the story?
(a) Completely estranged; they are not speaking to each other.
(b) They have managed to reconcile somewhat.
(c) They both speak to each through Oliver's mother, which is how Oliver gets money for school.
(d) They are going to therapy together.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of this chapter what does Oliver admit concerning Jenny?

2. About what nationality did Oliver make a comment?

3. In what Olympic sport did Oliver's father compete?

4. What is the name and location of the club where Oliver and his father are eating?

5. How often is Oliver knocked down in a hockey game?

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