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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the invitation that Jenny and Oliver receive?
(a) Phil's wedding.
(b) Oliver Barrett, III's 60th birthday.
(c) To Harvard Law Review party.
(d) Oliver's best friend's wedding.

2. Where do Oliver and Jenny decide they want to live?
(a) In the South.
(b) On the East Coast.
(c) In San Francisco.
(d) In Europe.

3. Who is impressed with an article Oliver writes?
(a) Phil and Jenny.
(b) Oliver's father.
(c) Only Jenny.
(d) Oliver's entire law class.

4. How does Oliver satisfy both of their curiosity?
(a) He learns he nudged out two women for the top position.
(b) He learns who is ahead of him.
(c) He makes up names of people ahead of him.
(d) He finds out that a computer glitch misplaced him in the ranking.

5. How might their spending be described?
(a) They buy what they want, but not to excess.
(b) All out.
(c) Frugal.
(d) They spend nothing as they have no money.

6. What does Oliver do about work?
(a) Quits his job.
(b) Tries to hide his personal life so he isn't fired.
(c) Works only half time.
(d) Tells his boss about Jenny and stops working.

7. What does Oliver turn down as a result of Jenny's illness?
(a) Membership in a men's club.
(b) A partnership.
(c) A case of his own that would take him out of town.
(d) Jenny's desire to adopt a baby.

8. What does Oliver do during that next year?
(a) Works hard and edits and writes law articles.
(b) Works at a pizza place and goes to school.
(c) Joins the Harvard crew team.
(d) Reconciles finally with his father.

9. What is Jenny doing when she suddenly says she has to go to the hospital?
(a) Watching a movie.
(b) Talking to Phil on the phone.
(c) Playing the piano.
(d) Washing dishes.

10. What does the medical costs for Jenny's care foreshadow?
(a) Oliver filing for bankruptcy.
(b) Jenny asking Phil to mortgage his house for her medical bills.
(c) Jenny's death.
(d) Oliver having to ask his father for money.

11. What is Oliver's ranking at graduation?
(a) It's irrelevant; they don't do a final ranking.
(b) Near the bottom.
(c) Third.
(d) In the middle.

12. How could the couple's social life be described?
(a) Practically non-existent.
(b) Full and vibrant.
(c) Full of high society events.
(d) Slow, but consistent.

13. Why is Oliver excited?
(a) His crew team advanced to the semi-finals.
(b) His boss is already talking about a partnership.
(c) His dad came over to talk to him.
(d) Because the doctor called him and said to come in for the results of some tests.

14. What might be the only happy ending to this story?
(a) Oliver finally realizing his father loves him.
(b) Jenny being able to die quickly in little pain.
(c) Phil having met a nurse who he eventually marries.
(d) Jenny getting to say goodbye to everyone who is important to her.

15. About what is Jenny curious?
(a) Who is ahead of Oliver in his class.
(b) Why he isn't either near the top or bottom instead of in the boring middle.
(c) Why he is near the bottom of his class.
(d) How he managed to be number one when he was working and studying.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is part of the job hunting process?

2. What happens while Oliver is holding Jenny?

3. What explanation does Oliver give his boss about his situation at home?

4. What has Jenny promised Phil?

5. What does Jenny want Oliver to do?

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