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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Pearline brag to about Stan's ambitions?
(a) The dog catcher.
(b) The blue gingham lady in the gorcery store.
(c) The beat cop at the diner.
(d) The old man on the bench.

2. What causes Stan to say "To hell with it" when he gets to his apartment?
(a) Ellen's absence.
(b) The empty refirgerator.
(c) Pearline's smell.
(d) The cash in his pocket.

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

4. Who says he has come from overseas making the world safe for democracy?
(a) Congo.
(b) George Baldwin.
(c) Colonel Schmidt.
(d) Captain James Merivale.

5. Where does Congo learn to speak American and tend bar?
(a) Istanbul.
(b) New York.
(c) Toronto.
(d) Shanghai.

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

7. Harland asks Jimmy if he doesn't mind being seen with a ___________ like him.
(a) Jailbird.
(b) Scarecrow.
(c) Rooster.
(d) Cat chaser.

8. Where does Jimmy tell Tony to go when he questions his sexuality?
(a) To San Francisco.
(b) To the country.
(c) To Crete.
(d) To a psychoanalyst.

9. After a night of dancing in Chapter 14, how does Anna accidentally wake her aunt up?
(a) She starts humming too loudly.
(b) She giggles loudly when her boyfriend kisses her goodnight.
(c) She trips on a rug and falls to the floor.
(d) She bumps into the kitchen table.

10. To where does Rosie want to make a getaway?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) Paris or Havana.
(c) The Virgin Islands.
(d) Trinidad and Tobago.

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

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

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

14. What is the name of Stan's surprise bride from Niagara Falls?
(a) Pearline.
(b) Amberlette.
(c) Opal.
(d) Ruby.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the Herfs smuggle into the country from their trip abroad?

3. What does the "tramp" that Joe and Skinny encounter think people need?

4. Where does Jimmy want to go when he sees the French boat in the harbor?

5. Where does Jimmy work as a reporter?

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