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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the reader start to understand about John?
(a) He is the way he is because of his father.
(b) His mother loves him.
(c) John is very selfish.
(d) He is too good for Kate.

2. What is clear about Sharon?
(a) She is after John.
(b) She wants to marry a rich New Orleans man.
(c) She is very smart.
(d) She will not be like other girls from John's past.

3. What important question does John ask Kate?
(a) To marry Walter.
(b) He asks her to marry him.
(c) To go get some coffee.
(d) To have an affair with him.

4. How does Kate respond to John's question?
(a) She says yes right away.
(b) She asks him another question.
(c) She asks what she should do with her life.
(d) She avoids the question.

5. Why does John frequently go to the movies?
(a) He very much enoys the movies.
(b) He goes to escape life.
(c) John directs movies and needs creativity.
(d) His girlfriend loves movies.

6. What is Kate fighting against?
(a) Getting married.
(b) People who do not accept society.
(c) Becoming a stereotypical woman of society.
(d) Being old and alone.

7. To whom is Kate now engaged?
(a) Jude.
(b) Michael.
(c) Sam.
(d) Walter.

8. What concerns John on the drive?
(a) They will have nothing to talk about.
(b) She will not like him.
(c) He will like her too much.
(d) That malaise will overtake them.

9. Why is it interesting that Sharon and John keep the books they are reading a secret from one another?
(a) Sharon really wants to read girlie magazines all day.
(b) John really hates to read.
(c) John is afraid she will judge him.
(d) A lot of personal information can be learned about someone by what they read.

10. How is Emily related to John?
(a) She is John's mother's sister.
(b) She is not related to him.
(c) She is John's father's sister.
(d) She is John's sister.

11. What does John understand about the plight of this group?
(a) The acceptance they get from other groups.
(b) The persecution they face.
(c) He cannot commeserate with them.
(d) He thinks they are too privileged.

12. What does Kate think about his problems?
(a) That John might be overlooking the most obvious answer to his problems.
(b) That they are not really problems.
(c) She hates the way John complains.
(d) John has no problems.

13. John attributes _ and _ with being a moviegoer.
(a) exile & loneliness
(b) exile & injustice
(c) malice & loneliness
(d) spirit & drive

14. What members of the family does John seem to best communicate with?
(a) The outer member of the family.
(b) People who tell him what to do.
(c) The ones who encourage him.
(d) The people who seem interested in him.

15. Where will John have to go on business?
(a) Gulf Coast.
(b) Chicago.
(c) LA.
(d) New York City.

Short Answer Questions

1. What indicates a close relationship between John and his aunt?

2. Where does John suggest they go after swimming?

3. What kind of relationship do John and Kate seem to have?

4. What does John's mother say about John?

5. What is Sharon's roommate's name?

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