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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17, Skyscraper.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Harland say of the photographs in the paper?
(a) They are tasteless.
(b) They are interesting.
(c) They are risque.
(d) They are badly taken.

2. Where does Jimmy go while Ellie is having her baby?
(a) The Flea Circus.
(b) To a burlesque show.
(c) To get a drink.
(d) Out to eat.

3. What does George Baldwin think of Washington?
(a) It is the best place to get pie.
(b) It is a greasy backwater.
(c) It is the center of sin.
(d) It is the key to his political career.

4. What company is the lady on the white horse advertising?
(a) Danderine.
(b) Gillette.
(c) Ford.
(d) Socony.

5. What color is Jimmy Herf's wallpaper?
(a) Cold as ice blue.
(b) The dead green of Poland Water bottles.
(c) The ochre yellow of stale beer.
(d) The pink of the evening sky.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Stan in "Rollercoaster"?

2. What is Ellen's mother's name?

3. What were Babylon and Nineveh built out of, according to Stan?

4. Who does Harry say that the new show, Red Red Rose, played exclusively to?

5. What is the name of the play Harry Goldweiser wants Ellen to star in?

(see the answer key)

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