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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the boys do on sunny days?
(a) Play sports.
(b) Go to a museum.
(c) Paint.
(d) Do homework.

3. How does Ginnie describe Selena's brother?
(a) Goofy.
(b) Funny.
(c) Intelligent.
(d) Handsome.

4. Who cuts their finger in the story, Just Before the War with the Eskimos?
(a) Ginnie.
(b) Selena's brother.
(c) Selena.
(d) Ginnie's tennis coach.

5. Why is Mary Jane's husband sent to jail?
(a) He steals a car.
(b) He steals money.
(c) He leaves the army without permission.
(d) He stabs an M.P..

6. What does Selena's brother offer for Ginnie to eat?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A piece of cheese.
(c) A chicken sandwich.
(d) Tomato soup.

7. What is physically wrong with Ramona?
(a) She is blind.
(b) She has a bald spot.
(c) She has bad eyes.
(d) She has a breathing disorder.

8. Who is John Gedsudski?
(a) The chief.
(b) The main character.
(c) A parent.
(d) A student.

9. Who does Muriel speak with at the hotel about Seymour?
(a) A nice couple also staying at the hotel.
(b) A psychiatrist also staying at the hotel.
(c) A Navy man also staying at the hotel.
(d) A famous athlete also staying at the hotel.

10. Who dies of cancer and weighs just 62 pounds in the story, Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut?
(a) Dr. Whiting.
(b) Eloise.
(c) Mr. Weyinburg.
(d) Mary Jane.

11. What do the boys do on rainy days?
(a) Go to museums.
(b) Play indoor sports.
(c) Go to the library.
(d) Do homework.

12. Who is getting married soon in the story, Just Before the War with the Eskimos?
(a) Selena.
(b) Ginnie.
(c) Joan.
(d) Eric.

13. Who is Akim Tmiroff?
(a) A movie actor.
(b) Romona's neighbor.
(c) A friend of Eloise.
(d) Mary Jane's ex-husband.

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

15. How many times is Mary Jane at Eloise's house before?
(a) First time.
(b) Three times.
(c) Twice.
(d) Never.

Short Answer Questions

1. What size shoe does Ginnie wear?

2. Who is Eric?

3. Why does Seymour get angry with the woman in the elevator as he goes back to his room after the beach?

4. Who is Lew?

5. Why does Ginnie need money before Monday?

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