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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ellen fells like a _________ in her metal green evening dress when she is out with Harry.
(a) A mannequin.
(b) A stiff cast iron figure.
(c) A pile of dry leaves.
(d) A paper doll.

2. Jimmy is soaring like a _____________ when he smells Ellen's hair while dancing.
(a) A fireballoon.
(b) A bottlerocket.
(c) An eagle.
(d) A homerun.

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

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

5. How did Nevada get her name?
(a) She had a birthmark shaped like the state.
(b) She was born in Reno.
(c) Her mom ran into a car with Nevada plates as she was in labor.
(d) He rmother was a Vegas dancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What song is playing on the grind organ as Pearline passes?

2. According to the "tramp", there is more wickedness in one block in New York City than in a square mile in _______.

3. Jimmy wishes he could blame all his woes on what to make himself feel better?

4. What does Jimmy Herf say about reading the paper in New York?

5. Where does Jimmy take Harland to lunch?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Anna's mother say when she scolds her for her line of work?

2. What are the virtues of its tobacco extolled by the Socony company?

3. Why is Dutch asked to leave the dance floor of the Chinese restaurant?

4. What does Congo say of Jimmy's life experience?

5. What does Stan say to himself in the mirror regarding his marriage?

6. What is Congo's line of work and how is he faring?

7. Why does Stan throw the chair through the window of his apartment?

8. How does Pearline normally feel about fires?

9. Who does Maisie's boyfriend Jack say he has worked for?

10. How do the people at the Louis Expresso Association's Annual Dance react to Gus McNeil's presence?

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