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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does Oliver's father react to Oliver's marriage plans?
(a) He is outraged.
(b) Oliver has not told his father.
(c) He tries to buy Jenny's refusal.
(d) He thinks Oliver has made a great choice.

4. Are Oliver and Ray still planning to share an apartment in New York?
(a) Yes, after Oliver and Jenny marry, she's going to Paris for a while to study music.
(b) Yes, since Jenny turned down Oliver's proposal.
(c) The three of them are going to share an apartment since rent is so high in New York City.
(d) No, not since Oliver is marrying Jenny.

5. Where are Oliver and Jenny going in this chapter?
(a) Back to Oliver's parents' home.
(b) To Martha's Vineyard.
(c) To New York City.
(d) To Cranston, Rhode Island.

6. What is Oliver surprised to find out about Jenny?
(a) That she wears a gold cross.
(b) That she has three tattoos.
(c) That she is already pregnant from another guy.
(d) That she expects Oliver to marry her now.

7. What does this chapter foreshadow in terms of Oliver and his father?
(a) A sudden breakthrough and intimacy.
(b) That Oliver's father will totally approve of Oliver's choices.
(c) That Oliver will kill his father.
(d) An increasing distance between the two.

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

9. In which hockey game does Oliver get hurt?
(a) Between Harvard and Yale.
(b) Between Harvard and Cornell.
(c) Between Harvard and Columbia.
(d) Between Harvard and Rutgers.

10. What is hanging in the hall foyer?
(a) Deer and other animal heads.
(b) Pictures by Goya, Van Gogh, Rembrant and Picasso.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Pictures of generations of Barretts.

11. What does Oliver refuse to tell Ray?
(a) That Oliver and Jenny are involved sexually.
(b) That Oliver joined the Peace Corps.
(c) That Oliver is moving to Paris.
(d) That Oliver has accepted a position in Los Angeles.

12. Who is attending her graduation?
(a) No one; Phil had to work.
(b) Just her dad and her sister.
(c) Many of her relatives.
(d) Just her dad, Phil.

13. What does Oliver wonder about Jenny as she looks at his father?
(a) If she is comparing Oliver to his dad.
(b) If she thinks his dad is a jerk.
(c) If she can see any physical resemblance between him and his dad.
(d) If she thinks Oliver is adopted.

14. What does Oliver's father call the idea of marrying Jenny?
(a) Perplexing.
(b) Wise.
(c) A mistake.
(d) An act of God.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jenny think about Mrs. Barrett's announcement?

2. Who recognizes Oliver when he goes to pick Jenny up at her dorm?

3. What does Jenny admit for the first time in this chapter?

4. About what nationality did Oliver make a comment?

5. After dinner, how can the atmosphere between Oliver and his father be described?

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