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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator stop in front of the church during his walk on the last day of training?
(a) To read the bulletin board.
(b) To meet some friends.
(c) To get out of the rain.
(d) To attend a religious service.

2. Why does it take Esme so long to write her first letter to the narrator?
(a) Her brother is ill.
(b) Her aunt is ill.
(c) She loses the narrator's address.
(d) She moves.

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

4. Who does Lee say is Arthur's worst enemy?
(a) Junior.
(b) Lee.
(c) Arthur.
(d) Joanie.

5. Who is claiming to be an admiral?
(a) Lionel.
(b) Mrs. Snell.
(c) Boo Boo.
(d) Sandra.

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

7. How many total teeth are pulled from the narrator's mouth throughout the story, De Daumier-Smith's Blue Period?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Eight.
(d) Two.

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

9. Who wins the race back to the house at the end of the story, Down at the Dinghy?
(a) Boo Boo.
(b) Lionel.
(c) Lionel's father.
(d) Lionel's neighbor.

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

11. What does Arthur think he finds in the closets when he gets home every night?
(a) The neighbors.
(b) Ghosts.
(c) A dog.
(d) Other men.

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

13. Where does the narrator see the talented young singer, giving him a chance to speak with her?
(a) Church.
(b) The training facility.
(c) The organ concert.
(d) The tea room.

14. What is the farthest distance Lionel ever runs away to?
(a) A couple of miles.
(b) A couple of blocks.
(c) The front door.
(d) 250 yards.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What food item do they want to lure Lionel out of the boat with?

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

3. Where do the Ellenborgens live?

4. What does Arthur put up with for five years?

5. Who is Boo Boo Tannenbaum?

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