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

2. What does George Baldwin think will happen as a result of the war?
(a) The Stock Exchange will close.
(b) His gold futures will go through the roof.
(c) There will be a food shortage.
(d) His wife will go crazy.

3. Who does Nevada end up marrying?
(a) George Baldwin.
(b) Armand Duvall.
(c) Bud Korpenning.
(d) Jimmy Herf.

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

5. Jimmy wishes he could blame all his woes on what to make himself feel better?
(a) God.
(b) His ancestors.
(c) Capitalism.
(d) Marxism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anna say about children in Chapter 17?

2. What does Jimmy Herf offer his cousin, Joe Harland, in Chapter 11?

3. What do the girls where Anna works elbow each other to turn in?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What has happened in Captain James Merivale's family since he has been gone?

6. When a shower of petals flutters all over the table at the roadhouse, how does Ellen react?

7. What does George tell Phil in regards to Elaine?

8. What does Ellen say to George when he tells her Cecily has consented to a divorce?

9. What does Jimmy say about his job at the Times?

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

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