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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. Where does the narrator think Esme should wear her watch instead of her wrist?
(a) Around her head.
(b) Around her neck.
(c) Around her waist.
(d) Around her leg.

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

3. Who do the goggles that are thrown overboard once belong to?
(a) Lionel's father.
(b) Uncle Webb and Uncle Seymour.
(c) Boo Boo.
(d) Lionel.

4. Who thinks all Americans despise tea?
(a) The waitress.
(b) The tea room owner.
(c) The choir practice instructor.
(d) The talented girl from choir practice.

5. What song is Boo Boo singing on the way to the Dinghy?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Blue Moon of Kentucky.
(c) Big River.
(d) Kentucky Babe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Le Amis Des Vieux Maitres closed down?

2. Who throws the key chain into the lake?

3. Where do Arthur and Lee live?

4. How many keys are on the key chain that Boo Boo gives to Lionel?

5. What feature does the narrator first notice about Charles?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the narrator lie in his lengthy application letter to the art school in Montreal?

2. Why is it ironic that the school closes down for not having a business license?

3. Why is Sandra so worried about Lionel when he runs away in Down at the Dinghy?

4. Why does the narrator and Bobby move back to New York nine years later?

5. Why does the tea room likely suit the narrator as a place to spend his last few hours in the town rather than the Red Cross recreation room?

6. Who does Lee think Joanie goes with after the party?

7. Describe the narrator in For Esme -- with Love and Squalor.

8. Why does Lionel cry when he throws the key chain overboard?

9. Why does Arthur call Lee back and pretend Joanie is finally home?

10. Why is the narrator so taken by Esme?

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