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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 does Mary experience in Chapter 28's story?
(a) Temper problems, loneliness, and memory loss.
(b) Headaches, loneliness, and memory loss.
(c) Headaches, temper problems, and memory loss.
(d) Headaches, temper problems, and loneliness.

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

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

4. What Massachusetts city is where the show is played in Chapter 10?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) Revere.
(c) Boston.
(d) Quincy.

5. What college is DeForest prevented from attending in Chapter 25's story?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Yale.
(c) Princeton.
(d) Stanford.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the important letter that Taylor misses in Chapter 30 originally sent from?

2. What can Doyle's favorite teacher guess by observing his patient's mannerisms and physical traits?

3. Why does the woman in Chapter 7 attempt to fake her own death?

4. Why does Taylor begin to refuse his mail in Chapter 30?

5. Who is responsible for putting the book of short news stories together?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What lesson is outlined in "Strong Man's Weakness"?

4. What irony is Harvey depicting in "The Name of the Game"?

5. How does an actress' past cause Harvey to include her story in Chapter 27?

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

7. What accidental invention is detailed in "Fall Where They May"?

8. Which similarities of the two ships are the most astonishing in "Futility"?

9. What irony do the Mennonites enjoy in "The Truth of Grain"?

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

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