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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Arthur and Lee live?
(a) New York City.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Boston.

2. What does Esme want to read about most?
(a) Riddles.
(b) Squalor.
(c) Her father.
(d) Love.

3. How many keys are on the key chain that Boo Boo gives to Lionel?
(a) 100.
(b) 10.
(c) 5.
(d) 15.

4. Who thinks all Americans despise tea?
(a) The talented girl from choir practice.
(b) The waitress.
(c) The tea room owner.
(d) The choir practice instructor.

5. What job does the narrator accept under the name, Jean de Daumier-Smith?
(a) English teacher.
(b) Art teacher.
(c) Art critic.
(d) Art buyer.

6. What is one of Joanie's best traits?
(a) Cleaning.
(b) Picking out suits.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Writing.

7. What catches the narrator's attention, urging him to go inside the church?
(a) A bible reading.
(b) An organ concert.
(c) A religious service.
(d) Children's choir practice.

8. Where is Joanie throughout the story, Pretty Mouth and Green my Eyes?
(a) With Lee.
(b) With the Ellenbogens.
(c) With Bob and Leona.
(d) With Arthur.

9. How old is Lionel when he first disappears?
(a) Two and a half.
(b) Three and a half.
(c) Two.
(d) One and a half.

10. Why is the narrator of De Daumier-Smith's Blue Period going to art school?
(a) To meet women.
(b) To help his commercial art career.
(c) To make Bobby happy.
(d) To fill the time during the day.

11. How do you describe Lee, from the story, Pretty Mouth and Green my Eyes?
(a) A young woman.
(b) A gray-haired man.
(c) A young man.
(d) A gray-haired woman.

12. Where does Arthur want to move?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) New York City.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) Boston.

13. Why does Arthur call Lee at the beginning of the story, Pretty Mouth and Green my Eyes?
(a) He is asking about work.
(b) He can't sleep.
(c) He is looking for Joanie.
(d) He wants to come over.

14. Why does the narrator say he hates chairs?
(a) He wants` Yoshoto to feel bad.
(b) He is nervous.
(c) He is being rude.
(d) He is joking.

15. What month is it when Lionel disappears in the story, Down at the Dinghy?
(a) November.
(b) October.
(c) August.
(d) July.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator think Esme should wear her watch instead of her wrist?

2. Why does Arthur say his marriage isn't working?

3. Why does Bobby move the family to Paris?

4. Why does it take Esme so long to write her first letter to the narrator?

5. How much does the job the narrator applied for under the name, Jean de Daumier-Smith, pay?

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