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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Peggy leave Lee?
(a) Spite.
(b) Fear of being committed to a mental institution.
(c) Fear of poverty.
(d) Rage at his cruelty to her.

2. Which poets was Lee drawn to?
(a) The Metaphysical poets.
(b) The confessional poets.
(c) The Romantics.
(d) The Beats.

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

4. What kind of fur does Meg tell Karen a girl like her should wear?
(a) Fox.
(b) Squirrel.
(c) Sheared beaver.
(d) Rabbit.

5. What is Lee’s mother’s objection to breastfeeding?
(a) She sees it as indulgent.
(b) She does not think it’s nutritious.
(c) She thinks it creates narcissists.
(d) It makes the baby dependent on the mother.

6. What is the first method Meg finds for making money?
(a) Selling porn magazines she finds on the road.
(b) Selling real estate.
(c) Selling her short stories.
(d) Selling worms.

7. What two character traits does Byrdie manage to combine in high school?
(a) Weird and popular.
(b) Thespian and engineer.
(c) Nerdy and athletic.
(d) Outing club and chess club member.

8. What is the high point of Temple’s birthday parties?
(a) The piñata.
(b) The swimming.
(c) The clown.
(d) The cake.

9. What does the narrator says that the ruling class is made up of?
(a) Professionals.
(b) Dilettantes.
(c) Surgeons.
(d) Sissies.

10. How did Lomax get certified as unemployable?
(a) He faked a coma for six months.
(b) He developed epilepsy.
(c) He was in an accident in his van.
(d) He got a recruiter at a National Guard center to write him a letter.

11. What is Byrdie’s name?
(a) Favreau.
(b) Harry.
(c) Rhys.
(d) Mortimer.

12. What causes Peggy to drive Lee’s VW Thing into the lake?
(a) A fight in which he hits her.
(b) His affair with her friend.
(c) A fight in which he insults her.
(d) His destruction of her pottery.

13. How does Lee suppress the insurrection among the Stillwater Review editorial board?
(a) He fires them all.
(b) He capitulates.
(c) He opens the all-women issue to men.
(d) He negotiates for pay raises.

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

15. What does Karen want for Christmas?
(a) A hamburger.
(b) A doll.
(c) A pony.
(d) A trip to the ocean.

Short Answer Questions

1. What famous author does Lee turn to, in Peggy’s absence?

2. How does the narrator say Lee’s house is regarded among Byrdie’s friends?

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

4. What does Lee say all poems are about?

5. What is Lomax’ father’s hobby?

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