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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color does Lee’s friend Cary say Lee’s aura is?
(a) Pink.
(b) Dark blue.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Crimson.

2. What does Byrdie say he distinctly remembers about his mother?
(a) Telling her to leave.
(b) Negotiating between her and Lee.
(c) Begging her to stay.
(d) Badgering her for candy.

3. What does Meg tell Karen to do if anyone ever calls her ‘the N-word’?
(a) Leave.
(b) Hit them in the nose.
(c) Tell a teacher.
(d) Turn her back.

4. What is the style of the house Lee lives in near Stillwater College?
(a) Victorian.
(b) Restoration.
(c) Modern.
(d) Gothic.

5. What is Lomax’ father’s hobby?
(a) Building ships in bottles.
(b) Chipmunk watching.
(c) Bird watching.
(d) Finding psychedelic mushrooms.

6. Where is Mislaid set?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Maryland.
(d) New York.

7. What kind of writers does Lee start to cultivate after he feels washed-up in poetry?
(a) Southern writers.
(b) Cookbook authors.
(c) Literary journalists.
(d) Novelists.

8. What does Lee spill on his pants when he thinks he sees Mireille in a parking lot?
(a) Paint.
(b) French fries.
(c) Books.
(d) Corn chowder.

9. What was the response to the missing person ad Lee ran?
(a) Leads from all over the state.
(b) A few calls from Lynchburg.
(c) No response.
(d) A smattering of crank calls.

10. Where is Peggy Vaillaincourt from?
(a) Portsmouth.
(b) Mobile.
(c) Port Royal.
(d) Brooklyn.

11. Why does Meg refuse to work as a waitress?
(a) It is too public.
(b) She is too clumsy.
(c) The pay is not enough.
(d) The hours are terrible.

12. How does Lee console himself after he finds that Byrdie’s perfections make him feel bad about himself?
(a) By riding a horse into the woods.
(b) By swimming in the lake.
(c) By shopping.
(d) By getting ice cream.

13. What does Meg say she is not willing to do in order to get good clothes for Karen?
(a) Sort through tag sales.
(b) Go to church.
(c) Pay full price.
(d) Shop at Salvation Army stores.

14. What makes Lee think that the girl he sees in the parking lot is his daughter?
(a) Her blond hair.
(b) Her teeth.
(c) Her cheekbones.
(d) Her eyes.

15. When does Lee date the rise of fashion to at Stillwater College?
(a) Early Warhol films.
(b) The day the college got TV.
(c) The publication of Ms. magazine.
(d) The inauguration of JFK.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Lee Fleming go to college?

2. How does the narrator characterize Byrdie’s prose in his papers for school?

3. How does the narrator characterize Lomax?

4. What does Lee turn to when he feels washed up in poetry?

5. The narrator says that Lee and Byrdie look like advertisements for shirts and baby food: what does she say Peggy looks like?

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