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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Jimmy Jimmereeno die?
(a) He dies of cancer.
(b) He dies in WWII battle.
(c) He dies of old age.
(d) He gets run over by a car.

2. What does the Chief drive?
(a) A city bus.
(b) A van.
(c) A double-decker bus.
(d) A reconverted commerical bus.

3. Who does Eloise call an "unattractive Bela Lugosi"?
(a) Mr. Weyinburg.
(b) Dr. Whiting.
(c) Uncle Wiggily.
(d) Frank Henke.

4. Who pays the Chief?
(a) The boys.
(b) The school.
(c) The city.
(d) The parents.

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

6. Who is Muriel Glass speaking with on the telephone at the beginning of the story, A Perfect Day for Bananafish?
(a) Her mother.
(b) The hotel operator.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her brother.

7. The poetry book that Seymour gives as a gift is written in what language?
(a) Italian.
(b) German.
(c) English.
(d) French.

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

9. Why does Eloise marry her husband?
(a) He says he loves Jane Austen.
(b) He is the most handsome man she's ever met.
(c) He is nice to her.
(d) He makes her laugh.

10. What is one of the Chief's most coveted skills?
(a) Driving.
(b) Football.
(c) Piano playing.
(d) First aid.

11. Who talks to Dr. Sivetski about Seymour's condition?
(a) Muriel's father.
(b) Muriel.
(c) Muriel's mother.
(d) Seymour.

12. How many kids are in the Comanche Club?
(a) 29.
(b) Nine.
(c) 39.
(d) 25.

13. How does Eloise and Mary Jane become friends?
(a) They are sisters.
(b) They are cousins.
(c) They are college roommates.
(d) They work together.

14. Who does Seymour call 'Miss Spiritual Tramp of 1948'?
(a) Jane.
(b) Muriel's mother.
(c) Muriel.
(d) Sybil.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What size shoe does Ginnie wear?

2. How many New York advertising men are staying at the same hotel as Muriel Glass?

3. How does Ginnie describe Selena's living room?

4. How old is the main character in 1928?

5. Who is the only person that can truly make Eloise laugh?

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