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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is the narrator from the story, De Daumier-Smith's Blue Period, when his parents divorce?
(a) 18.
(b) Eight.
(c) Nine.
(d) 12.

2. What does Sandra worry about weighing around the boy?
(a) Her words.
(b) Her concern.
(c) The coffee.
(d) The beans.

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

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

5. Who throws the key chain into the lake?
(a) No one.
(b) Sandra.
(c) Boo Boo.
(d) Lionel.

6. How does Bobby lose everything?
(a) He is robbed.
(b) Wall Street crash of 1929.
(c) He loses his job.
(d) Gambling.

7. Where are Mrs. Snell's matches from?
(a) The Front Room.
(b) The Beak Club.
(c) The Beach Club.
(d) The Stork Club.

8. What does the narrator order with his tea when he sits down in the tea room to read old letters?
(a) A bagel.
(b) Cinnamon toast.
(c) A croissant.
(d) Eggs.

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

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

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

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

14. Which famous French artist does the narrator claim to know personally?
(a) Monet.
(b) Cezanne.
(c) Manet.
(d) Pablo Picasso.

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) Bombs.
(d) Lightening.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year does Bobby die?

2. Why doesn't Arthur leave his wife?

3. Why does the narrator write a letter to Mr. Yoshoto?

4. Why does Bobby move the family to Paris?

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

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