2. Who is the only friend Harland has in the family?
(a) Jimmy's mother, Lily.
(b) His son.
(c) His favorite grandmother.
(d) Jimmy's Aunt Emily.

3. What does Jimmy Herf say about reading the paper in New York?
(a) A cat may look at a king.
(b) There is a time and place for news.
(c) You might miss something.
(d) Gossip dries on its pages.

4. What does Phil want to sell?
(a) Architectural tiles.
(b) Brooklyn Bridge rights.
(c) His blood.
(d) Widgets.

5. Where do the minarets flame-like great candles round the Golden Horn?
(a) Assyria.
(b) Babel.
(c) Mesopotamia.
(d) Constantinople.

6. What does Rosie want from the flower stall in the lobby?
(a) A daisy.
(b) A carnation.
(c) A gardenia.
(d) A rose.

7. What is Goldweiser's sister's name?
(a) Stella.
(b) Louanne.
(c) Anna.
(d) Rachel.

8. What does Anna say about children in Chapter 17?
(a) She wants a child badly.
(b) She wants to adopt.
(c) She is never going to have any.
(d) She finds babysitting makes her want them more.

9. What dish does Ellen send away form the table?
(a) Lobster.
(b) Twice-baked potatoes.
(c) Chicken.
(d) Corn.

10. Alice Sheffield goes to what store to buy quite a lot of things?
(a) Hickson's.
(b) Lord & Taylor.
(c) Burberry.
(d) Nieman Marcus.

11. Who does Tony Hunter go out with despite his homosexuality?
(a) Nevada.
(b) Elaine.
(c) Cassie.
(d) Maisie.

12. Who has gotten her throat X-rayed?
(a) Ruth Prynne.
(b) Cassie.
(c) Ellen.
(d) Mrs. Sunderland.

13. What do the Herfs smuggle into the country from their trip abroad?
(a) Papayas.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Exotic birds.
(d) Alcohol.

14. What is Mrs. Densch afraid she is going to look like if she doesn't go to the party in her new dress?
(a) A country schoolteacher.
(b) A ragged harlot.
(c) A Southern grandmother.
(d) A poor Amish person.

15. To whom does Stan refer when he is trying to light himself on fire?
(a) The golden boy.
(b) The goddess of pain.
(c) A lady on a white horse.
(d) Ellen and her kind.