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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 do all of the "Mama's Boys" that Harvey discusses in Chapter 4 have in common?
(a) They are all actors.
(b) They are all former presidents.
(c) They are all athletes.
(d) They are all former vice presidents.

2. What job does Cindy Kane leave to become a police officer in Chapter 38?
(a) Social worker.
(b) Actress.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Psychologist.

3. Which dictionary is Dr. James Murray hired to edit in Chapter 14?
(a) Roget's.
(b) Webster's.
(c) Cambridge.
(d) Oxford.

4. According to Harvey, what instrument does Jack Benny play that makes a classical composer laugh?
(a) The glockenspiel.
(b) The tuba.
(c) The violin.
(d) The oboe.

5. As Harvey reveals in Chapter 29, what sport does DiMaggio try before baseball?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Running.
(d) Football.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many consecutive years is Snow Man named the horse of the year?

2. How many feet longer is the actual Titanic than the fictional ship in "Futility"?

3. What is the name of Wagner's dog that helps him with "Tannhauser" before it is released?

4. What animal is Jack in Chapter 8?

5. As Harvey explains in Chapter 15, how many people were killed in the Peshtigo fire?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Harvey describe the life of W.C. Fields?

2. Who is "The Reluctant Vampire," and what is his story?

3. What is the foreshadowing used in "Snow Man"?

4. What dilemma do two brothers have in "All in the Family"?

5. What unusual method for composing operas does Wagner use in "Wagner's Collaborator"?

6. How does Giuseppe prove that he is definitely not a "Good For Nothing" in Chapter 29?

7. How does a father's change of ways help his son in "Bad, Bad Ed O'Hare"?

8. What is the irony in Chapter 7?

9. What is General Taylor's missed opportunity in Chapter 30?

10. What is the story behind the "Pen Pals" in Chapter 14?

(see the answer keys)

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