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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What oath do friends John and Lorraine make at the beginning of the book regarding Mr. Pignati?
(a) Keep his secret safe.
(b) Record his story.
(c) Take a picture of him.
(d) Hide and protect him.

2. Who is Miss Reillen?
(a) Bag lady.
(b) Librarian.
(c) Food server.
(d) Kindergarten teacher.

3. What does John's father say to him about his brother Kenneth?
(a) The two brothers could be twins, if not for their age difference.
(b) Kenneth is struggling with a drug addiction.
(c) The two brothers are nothing alike.
(d) Kenneth is thinking of joining the army.

4. What deal does Lorraine's mother have with a local undertaker?
(a) They bet on which patient is the next to pass away.
(b) She gives him free drugs and he gives her free flowers.
(c) He gives her ten dollars whenever she sends business his way.
(d) He gives her jewelry he takes from the deceased, she sells it, and they split the profits.

5. John's father wants him to get a part-time job where?
(a) At the corner drugstore.
(b) At the corner hot dog stand.
(c) Where his wife works.
(d) Where he works.

6. Why does Lorraine express compassion for Miss Stewart?
(a) She trembles uncontrollably.
(b) All the boys in class make fun of her.
(c) None of the students like her.
(d) She's caring for her sick mother.

7. Friends John and Lorraine attend what high school?
(a) Lincoln.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Kennedy.
(d) Franklin.

8. During her first phone conversation with Mr. Pignati, Lorraine starts to laugh. What does Mr. Pignati do?
(a) Asks her to share the joke with him.
(b) Asks to speak with her manager.
(c) Says she has a lovely laugh.
(d) Hangs up.

9. Mr. Pignati's home is _____.
(a) Old and rundown.
(b) Painted brightly.
(c) Large and inviting.
(d) Behind an iron gate.

10. Why does Lorraine listen to Mr. Pignati's jokes over the phone?
(a) She can tell he's a lonely old man.
(b) She's afraid that if she doesn't, he'll tell her mother what she does.
(c) The object of the game is to keep the other person on the line as long as possible.
(d) She needs new jokes for a story she's writing.

11. John says that Lorraine becomes what?
(a) Physicist.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Writer.
(d) Dancer.

12. What does Lorraine see in the middle of Miss Stewart's living room?
(a) A small printing press.
(b) A trampoline.
(c) Her neighbor's missing motorcycle.
(d) Her sick mother's bed.

13. What does John say happens to all the people who work with his father?
(a) Become old and gray before they turn thirty.
(b) Drop dead of heart attacks from the stress.
(c) Become boring zombies devoid of any personality.
(d) Divorce eight times and end up alone.

14. Lorraine reads a great deal about ________.
(a) Zoology.
(b) Psychology.
(c) Biology.
(d) Archaeology.

15. Lorraine feels that John needs to make up interesting stories about his life because he is _______.
(a) Bored.
(b) Protecting himself.
(c) Mentally ill.
(d) A scoundrel.

Short Answer Questions

1. John reveals that he wants to be what?

2. Mr. Pignati serves John and Lorraine scungilli, which John describes as _____.

3. What does Lorraine say is the big difference between her and John?

4. Norton and Dennis want to drink beer with John and Lorraine at the _____.

5. What does Mr. Pignati offer John and Lorraine, who are posing as charity workers, after he invites them into his house?

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