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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through De Daumier-Smith's Blue Period.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Seymour get angry with the woman in the elevator as he goes back to his room after the beach?
(a) She is taking up too much room.
(b) She is talking loudly.
(c) She is looking at his feet.
(d) She is pushing Seymour to get out of the elevator.

2. Who graduates from college first, Mary Jane or Eloise?
(a) Mary Jane.
(b) Eloise.
(c) Neither of them graduated.
(d) They are still in college.

3. What does the narrator see floating in the wind when he gets off the Chief's vehicle to walk home?
(a) A piece of red tissue paper.
(b) A red veil.
(c) A red mask.
(d) A red hat.

4. Why does it take Esme so long to write her first letter to the narrator?
(a) She moves.
(b) Her aunt is ill.
(c) Her brother is ill.
(d) She loses the narrator's address.

5. Where does the main character of the story, The Laughing Man, get lost?
(a) At the museum.
(b) At Van Cortlandt park.
(c) At the George Washington Bridge park.
(d) At the Palisades.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who pays the Chief?

2. What does Arthur think Joanie enjoys most about a new house?

3. What does Seymour wear to the beach?

4. Who throws the key chain into the lake?

5. Who is Miss Megley?

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