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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Lee think the Ellenbogens go after the party?
(a) The Village.
(b) To the train station.
(c) Home.
(d) Up the coast.

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

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

4. Why does Arthur say his marriage isn't working?
(a) They are mis-mated.
(b) They don't have anything in common.
(c) They don't have any fun together.
(d) They are too far apart in age.

5. What interesting item does Mrs. Snell always wear, even in summer?
(a) A black felt coat.
(b) A black felt hat.
(c) A black scarf.
(d) A long sweater.

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

7. What does Esme include with a letter in the package to the narrator?
(a) Her father's watch.
(b) A map.
(c) A book of jokes from Charles.
(d) A story.

8. What artist does the narrator most resemble?
(a) Da Vinci.
(b) El Grecco.
(c) Raphael.
(d) Michelangelo.

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

10. Why does Bobby move the family to Paris?
(a) To learn how to speak French.
(b) To find a job.
(c) To escape the Great Depression.
(d) For his new job.

11. Who directs the training course taken by the narrator and the 60 Americans?
(a) The FBI.
(b) British Intelligence.
(c) The CIA.
(d) The Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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

13. Where does the narrator accept a job in De Daumier-Smith's Blue Period?
(a) New York.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) Paris.
(d) Canada.

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

15. What are the flashes of light the narrator ignores on his walk on the last day of training?
(a) Power outages.
(b) Camera bulb flashes.
(c) Lightening.
(d) Bombs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Lee say is Arthur's worst enemy?

2. What happens to Charles' father?

3. When does Arthur start thinking about leaving his wife?

4. How many keys are on the key chain that Boo Boo gives to Lionel?

5. Who is Boo Boo Tannenbaum?

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