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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How soon after graduation does the couple marry?
(a) Three months.
(b) Just a few days.
(c) They don't marry yet, hoping Oliver's father will choose to support them.
(d) The same day as Oliver's graduation.

2. What is a new element in Oliver's life?
(a) Having to worry about money.
(b) The thrill of being engaged.
(c) The baby Jenny just had.
(d) Phil as a surrogate father.

3. In what Olympic sport did Oliver's father compete?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Diving.
(c) Rowing.
(d) Polo.

4. What does Oliver continue to deny to himself?
(a) That there is no way his relationship with Jenny can last.
(b) That he will never get into law school.
(c) That he is in love with Jennifer.
(d) That Jenny is going to leave him.

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

6. Where does Oliver's father want to take him?
(a) To London.
(b) To South America to learn to climb mountains.
(c) To a doctor.
(d) Back to his home in Boston.

7. For what exam is Oliver studying?
(a) Literature.
(b) History of Music.
(c) Humanities.
(d) History.

8. What does the trainer say that Oliver needs to add more of to his diet?
(a) Red meat.
(b) Salt.
(c) Vegetables.
(d) Calcium.

9. What is the occupation of Jennifer's father?
(a) Banker.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Baker.
(d) Custodian.

10. What is Jennifer's major?
(a) Nursing.
(b) Elementary education.
(c) Music.
(d) Classics.

11. What does Jenny admit for the first time in this chapter?
(a) That she is using Oliver for a well-connected marriage.
(b) That she does not intend to see Oliver again.
(c) That she is in love with Oliver.
(d) That she is already engaged.

12. Why does Jenny wear the necklace she has on?
(a) It is her dad's class ring and signifies her closeness to him.
(b) It is a star of David, which is a symbol of her religion.
(c) It is her sorority symbol and a sign of her loyalty to them.
(d) It belonged to her deceased mother.

13. What announcement does Oliver's mother make?
(a) That she is going to Paris herself and hopes Jenny will accompany her.
(b) That Oliver's father has been appointed as director of the peace corps.
(c) That Oliver's father is incurably ill.
(d) That she hopes Oliver plans to marry such a wonderful girl as Jenny.

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

15. How does Oliver seem to feel about his illustrious ancestors?
(a) It's not obvious what he feels.
(b) Condescending to Jenny.
(c) Proud.
(d) Almost embarrassed.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what nationality did Oliver make a comment?

2. With whom is he talking?

3. Where did Oliver get wounded in the hockey game?

4. What does Oliver hear Jenny say to a man named Phil?

5. How would Oliver describe Jenny's and his first lovemaking?

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