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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Muriel Glass doing when the call comes through from the hotel operator?
(a) Ironing her clothes.
(b) Tweezing a mole hair.
(c) Painting her nails.
(d) Brushing her teeth.

2. How many times is Mary Jane at Eloise's house before?
(a) Three times.
(b) Never.
(c) Twice.
(d) First time.

3. Who is crying because she wants to be told she is a nice girl in the story, Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut?
(a) Mary Jane.
(b) Ramona.
(c) Eloise.
(d) Grace.

4. What professional team does the Chief get invited to try out for?
(a) The New York Mets.
(b) The New York Giants.
(c) The New York Jets.
(d) The New York Yankees.

5. What is Muriel doing when Seymour returns from the beach?
(a) She is sleeping.
(b) She is talking on the phone.
(c) She is painting her toe nails.
(d) She is taking a shower.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the only person that can truly make Eloise laugh?

2. Why is Mary Jane's husband sent to jail?

3. Where does Selena's brother meet Ginnie's sister?

4. Who is Mr. Weyinburg?

5. What do the boys do on rainy days?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the reader uncertain whether Seymour is going to shoot himself, Muriel or both when he grabs the pistol out of the suitcase?

2. What indications does the reader have in the beginning of the story, Just Before the War with the Eskimos, that it is about a wealthy group of people?

3. Why can the reader sympathize with Eloise more than envy her?

4. Why is the Chief so important to the boys?

5. What makes the reader think that perhaps Eric is not allowed into the military because he is homosexual?

6. What happens with Seymour and the trees?

7. Why does Ginnie suddenly forgive Selena's debt?

8. Why aren't there any men 'seen' in the story, Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut?

9. What leads the reader to believe that tension is building throughout the story?

10. Who speaks the most during the story, Just Before the War with the Eskimos, and from who's point of view is the story told?

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