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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Norman react to Chelsea's news?
(a) He is indifferent.
(b) He is irate.
(c) He can't hear her talking.
(d) He likes it.

2. Where do Ethel and Norman find Billy?
(a) Behind the couch.
(b) Down by the lakeshore.
(c) Out on the porch.
(d) Back in his bed.

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

4. What song does Ethel sing?
(a) Camp Oolaooda song.
(b) Camp Koochakiyi song.
(c) Love Me Tender.
(d) Camp Ticochee song.

5. What does Ethel lament about when Norman comes into the room?
(a) That her best dress has shrunk.
(b) That their son is not there to celebrate.
(c) That she has not yet dressed for dinner.
(d) That Bill Ray is a dentist and not a medical doctor.

6. How does Chelsea pass off Billy and Norman's fishing activities?
(a) Joking that Norman can be good for anyone for a few weeks.
(b) Joking that her dad should have traded her in for a son.
(c) Saying that as long as Norman is fishing, he isn't mean.
(d) She doesn't comment on them as she is too upset.

7. What is Norman's response to Chelsea's request?
(a) He says that he won't fly to California.
(b) He says yes.
(c) He says he has been nice to Bill even though Bill is a bit of a jerk.
(d) He says that she and her brother will have to settle who gets the cottage.

8. What does Ethel tell Chelsea that surprises Chelsea?
(a) That her brother's remains have been found in Viet Nam.
(b) That Ethel has to have surgery for cancer.
(c) That Charlie is hoping to steal Chelsea away from Bill.
(d) That Norman and Billy got along very well while they were in Europe.

9. Who catches Ethel singing?
(a) Charlie.
(b) No one.
(c) Bill.
(d) Chelsea.

10. What is Bill's response about Billy's announcement?
(a) He hestitates to join the ladies as he is afraid of bears.
(b) That there are still snacks in the cooler they brought.
(c) That he can't believe his son is actually going to read a book in the summer.
(d) That maybe Norman will take him fishing if Billy asks politely.

11. Why does Ethel accompany Billy upstairs to start the bath water?
(a) She stays in the living room, determined to make Norman and Chelsea talk.
(b) Because she is afraid Billy will make the water too warm.
(c) To give Norman a chance to fillet the fish instead of Billy.
(d) To give Chelsea a chance to talk to Norman.

12. About what does Norman try to talk?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Billy.
(d) California.

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

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

15. How does Ethel respond when Chelsea continues to speak about her father being difficult?
(a) She denies that he has been that difficult.
(b) She is sympathetic.
(c) She gets angry.
(d) She gets exasperated.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Chelsea greet her mother?

2. What interrupts Chelsea and Ethel's conversation?

3. What is Norman's reaction to Chelsea's response?

4. With what does Ethel replace the food Billy has in his hand?

5. What does Norman give Billy to read?

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