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

2. How long is Mary Jane married?
(a) Three years.
(b) She is still married.
(c) She is never married.
(d) Three months.

3. What is physically wrong with Ramona?
(a) She has bad eyes.
(b) She is blind.
(c) She has a breathing disorder.
(d) She has a bald spot.

4. How does Jimmy Jimmereeno die?
(a) He gets run over by a car.
(b) He dies of old age.
(c) He dies in WWII battle.
(d) He dies of cancer.

5. Who does Eloise call an "unattractive Bela Lugosi"?
(a) Mr. Weyinburg.
(b) Dr. Whiting.
(c) Frank Henke.
(d) Uncle Wiggily.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ginnie like playing tennis with Selena?

2. Why does Seymour get angry with the woman in the elevator as he goes back to his room after the beach?

3. Who is very ill in the story, Just Before the War with the Eskimos?

4. Where does Mary Jane get the cameo brooch she is wearing?

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

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. Why is the setting appropriate for the story, Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut?

3. What does Franklin do to make Ginnie look at him in a positive light?

4. What happens with Seymour and the trees?

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

6. Why does Ginnie think Selena's brother looks goofy?

7. What does the floating red tissue represent in The Laughing Man?

8. 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?

9. Why doesn't the narrator list all of the Chief's attributes?

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

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