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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How old is the boy in the story, Down at the Dinghy?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 14.

4. What feature does the narrator first notice about Charles?
(a) His intelligence.
(b) His eyes.
(c) His voice.
(d) His hair.

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

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

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

8. What is the narrator's most traumatic move in the story, De Daumier-Smith's Blue Period?
(a) Back to New York from Paris.
(b) From New York to Paris.
(c) Back to Paris from New Jersey.
(d) From New Jersey to Rome.

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

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

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

12. 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 neighbor.
(d) Lionel's father.

13. What is the narrator's first assignment from Mr. Yoshoto?
(a) Painting.
(b) Translating letters.
(c) Instructing students.
(d) Sweeping the floor.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What course do 60 American enlisted men take in the story, For Esme - With Love and Squalor?

3. Who is Boo Boo Tannenbaum?

4. Who directs the training course taken by the narrator and the 60 Americans?

5. What does Arthur think he finds in the closets when he gets home every night?

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