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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What picture hangs in Joe Harland's bedroom?
(a) The Swing.
(b) The Statue of Liberty.
(c) The Stag at Bay.
(d) The Poker Dogs.

2. What is Ellen's mother's name?
(a) Samantha.
(b) Hilda.
(c) Elaine.
(d) Susie.

3. What did Bud's father do to him when he was a kid?
(a) Sold him into slavery.
(b) Revered him.
(c) Beat him.
(d) Locked him in the closet.

4. What is Joe Harland's good luck charm?
(a) A rabbit's foot.
(b) A four-leaf clover.
(c) A sock with a hole in it.
(d) A blue silk crocheted necktie.

5. What is the train called in New York besides the subway?
(a) The Elevated.
(b) The Locomotive.
(c) The Speedmover.
(d) The Commuter.

6. What does the burglar, Nicky Schatz, end up with when he gets home from the burglary?
(a) A valuable brooch.
(b) A roll of stage money.
(c) Ellen's earrings.
(d) A sack of gold coins.

7. What is Jimmy's cousin's name?
(a) James.
(b) Ed.
(c) Stuart.
(d) Buddy.

8. What is Gus McNeil's wife's name?
(a) Nellie.
(b) Ellie.
(c) Sioban.
(d) Sandra.

9. Who does Bud think is chasing him?
(a) Bill collectors.
(b) Detectives.
(c) Ghosts.
(d) Dogs.

10. What does Stan say he was born as?
(a) A capitalist.
(b) A nihilist.
(c) A dirty dog.
(d) A pessimist.

11. What does Jimmy ask his mother on the way to the dining saloon?
(a) "How long before we go home?"
(b) "What are we going to order, Muddy?"
(c) "Is it really the Fourth of July?"
(d) "Where is my daddy from?"

12. What does Ed do for a living?
(a) He is a merchant.
(b) He is an accountant.
(c) He is a lawyer.
(d) He is a detective.

13. What is Stan reading as he is lying on Jimmy's bed?
(a) L'Apres-midi d'un Faune.
(b) La Revolte des Anges.
(c) Le Petite Prince.
(d) L'Oiseau de Feu.

14. What is the ship carrying that Schmidt will lose half his commission over if he doesn't get it off by the next day?
(a) Artichokes.
(b) Magnesium.
(c) Asparagus.
(d) Manganese.

15. What sort of car does the young man with black eyes and a straw hat have as he waits for the bus?
(a) A white Daimler.
(b) A red Stutz roadster.
(c) A black Model-T.
(d) A green Aston Martin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ruth Prynne say lives at Mrs. Sunderland's?

2. What beat is Jimmy on when he goes to visit Ruth?

3. What does Joe Harland tell Joe O'Keefe not to buy any more of?

4. Where is the yellow-painted drugstore that the man at the end of Chapter 1 goes to?

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

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