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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What interrupts Chelsea and Ethel's conversation?
(a) Charlie's knock on the door.
(b) The arrival of Norman and Billy.
(c) The telephone rings.
(d) The neighbor pulls up in her car.

2. How does Chelsea greet her father?
(a) With a long hug and kiss on the cheek.
(b) With formality.
(c) By shaking hands.
(d) She pretends she does not see him.

3. What financial question does Norman ask Bill?
(a) Whether Bill intends to support Chelsea so she can quit her job.
(b) How much Bill charges for fillings.
(c) Whether to invest in a new technology company.
(d) How much money Bill nets per year.

4. Who does Norman tell Billy not to awaken?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Bill.
(c) Chelsea.
(d) Ethel.

5. What does Ethel do after Norman and Billy leave?
(a) Starts shelling peas for dinner.
(b) Calls Charlie to come help her clear out the shed.
(c) Goes back to bed for awhile.
(d) Picks up Elmer.

6. What does Norman do after each fishing trip with Billy?
(a) Calls his best friend in Idaho and brags about what he caught.
(b) Makes Billy clean all the fish.
(c) Has Billy check the fluid levels in the boat motor.
(d) Has Billy clean and polish the boat.

7. What is Norman's response to the idea of Chelsea and Bill sharing a bedroom?
(a) Only if they agree not to have sex.
(b) There is only a twin bed in each bedroom, so it'd be pretty difficult.
(c) If they want to share a room, rent a sleazy motel.
(d) Hell, no, not in his house.

8. How does Ethel respond to Norman's comment?
(a) That Norman had intimidated all of Chelsea's boyfriends.
(b) That Bill Ray does like to hunt.
(c) That she still thinks Norman's a handsome devil.
(d) That Chelsea would have been bored stiff at a life with Charlie.

9. Why does Ethel think it's going to rain that day?
(a) She heard the loons singing about it the night before.
(b) She doesn't think it's going to rain for another week.
(c) The weather channel predicts rain.
(d) She heard two old men discussing it in the town.

10. What does Chelsea say in response to Norman's question about the car?
(a) Less than 10,000 miles.
(b) Drives like it is riding on air.
(c) It really did not cost much.
(d) She doesn't know.

11. Why does Ethel think Norman and Billy shouldn't go fishing?
(a) The life preservers have become waterlogged.
(b) The boat is still leaking a little.
(c) They have too many fillets in the freezer already.
(d) Norman's fishing license expired the day before.

12. What does Bill say he saw when he comes into the house?
(a) A pair of loons.
(b) A bear.
(c) A red-tailed hawk.
(d) A doe with her fawn.

13. What does Norman say about his and Chelsea's relationship?
(a) That he thought they got along quite nicely.
(b) That he didn't like her because she was a girl.
(c) That Chelsea was adopted and Norman could never feel like she was his child.
(d) That they did not like each other.

14. What does Ethel say Chelsea has requested?
(a) That she leave them the cottage in their will.
(b) That Norman be nicer to Bill.
(c) That they come to California for her wedding.
(d) That Billy stay with them while she and Bill go to Europe.

15. With what does Ethel replace the food Billy has in his hand?
(a) Two protein shakes.
(b) Pizza from the night before.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Sandwiches, milk and raspberries.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is with Chelsea?

2. What does young Billy announce when he enters the living room?

3. What does Norman call Billy from time to time?

4. What do Bill and Norman talk about mostly at the beginning of their conversation?

5. What happens to the rental car on the way to the cottage?

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