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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Jimmy take Harland to lunch?
(a) A Mexican resaurant.
(b) A Chinese restaurant.
(c) A bistro.
(d) A Syrian restaurant.

3. What song is playing on the grind organ as Pearline passes?
(a) Petite Waltz.
(b) Merry Widow Waltz.
(c) Oh, Tannenbaum.
(d) Dog Day Afternoon.

4. What are the women who followed the armies in the French Revolution called (a reference to Ellen's feelings for Stan)?
(a) Les Femmes de Guerre.
(b) Les Oiseaux de Nuit.
(c) Cantonnieres.
(d) Les Meres de La Revolution.

5. As Ellen walks along Eighth Street to Dick Snow's office, what song does she hear a grind organ playing?
(a) Yankee Doodle.
(b) The Star Spangled Banner.
(c) Tarantella.
(d) Blue Danube.

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

7. What is Stan's occupation?
(a) Student.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Club owner.
(d) Doctor.

8. What do the girls where Anna works elbow each other to turn in?
(a) Poker chips.
(b) Stolen watches.
(c) Dance checks.
(d) Time cards.

9. What does the "tramp" that Joe and Skinny encounter think people need?
(a) A swift kick in the pants.
(b) God.
(c) A good meal.
(d) Earthquake insurance.

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

11. What dinner does George wish to order for Ellen?
(a) A five-course meal.
(b) Spaghetti and meatballs.
(c) Cornish game hens under glass.
(d) A Long Island shore dinner.

12. How does Congo lose his leg?
(a) On Mont Tomba, Italy.
(b) In a circular saw accident in Switzerland.
(c) In a hunting accident.
(d) Running after trains.

13. According to Jimmy, who was the man killed in the war named Jaures?
(a) A journalist.
(b) An anarchist.
(c) A spy for the Germans.
(d) A French socialist.

14. What does Jimmy Herf offer his cousin, Joe Harland, in Chapter 11?
(a) A Camel cigarette.
(b) Money for lunch.
(c) A ride into town.
(d) A pen.

15. What is the name of the child of Jimmy Herf and Ellen Thatcher?
(a) Martin.
(b) Earl.
(c) James.
(d) Edward.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jimmy go while Ellie is having her baby?

2. What does Rosie want from the flower stall in the lobby?

3. Who is the only friend Harland has in the family?

4. Dick Snow's mother owns what kind of factory?

5. Where does Congo learn to speak American and tend bar?

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