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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does the job the narrator applied for under the name, Jean de Daumier-Smith, pay?
(a) $288 a week.
(b) $288 a month.
(c) $28 a day.
(d) $28 a week.

2. What food item do they want to lure Lionel out of the boat with?
(a) Pickles.
(b) Crackers.
(c) Peanut butter.
(d) Beans.

3. What is Esme training herself to be?
(a) A better dancer.
(b) A better singer.
(c) A better reader.
(d) More compassionate.

4. In De Daumier-Smith's Blue Period, what is the narrator's most unrealistic wish for New York?
(a) That everyone learns French.
(b) That he is alone in the city.
(c) That he and Bobby find a house.
(d) That he finds a job.

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

6. Arthur says the only people he knows in New York are Lee and a bunch of ________?
(a) Criminals.
(b) Alcoholics.
(c) Neurotics.
(d) Drug addicts.

7. Who is Miss Megley?
(a) The talented young singer.
(b) The waitress.
(c) The governess.
(d) The narrator's wife.

8. When does Arthur start thinking about leaving his wife?
(a) Last summer.
(b) Never.
(c) Last year.
(d) Five years ago.

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

10. Why does the narrator write a letter to Mr. Yoshoto?
(a) To apply for a job.
(b) To buy a comic book.
(c) To sell a painting.
(d) To buy a volume of books.

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

12. Whose work does the narrator still recall clearly after many years?
(a) Mr. Yoshoto.
(b) Sister Irma.
(c) Bambi Kramer.
(d) R. Howard Ridgefield.

13. Why is Le Amis Des Vieux Maitres closed down?
(a) It doesn't have any instructors.
(b) It doesn't have a license.
(c) It doesn't have any students.
(d) It is out of money.

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

15. Where do the Ellenborgens live?
(a) Boston.
(b) New York City.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Connecticut.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Bobby move the family to Paris?

2. Why doesn't Arthur leave his wife?

3. What job does the narrator accept under the name, Jean de Daumier-Smith?

4. Who is claiming to be an admiral?

5. Who throws the key chain into the lake?

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