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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does John describe Mr. Pignati after their first meeting?
(a) Large, in his fifties, and with a bit of a beer belly.
(b) Short, thin, and with a rose tattoo on his arm.
(c) In his seventies, frail, and timid.
(d) Tall, obese, and smelling of garlic.

3. John reveals that he wants to be what?
(a) Firefighter.
(b) Singer.
(c) Actor.
(d) Doctor.

4. Kenneth is how many years older than John?
(a) One.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Five.
(d) Eight.

5. In Chapter Three, John tells us that Mr. Pignati calls John and Lorraine what?
(a) Delightful.
(b) Loud.
(c) Youthful.
(d) Expressive.

6. While his parents criticize him for not being more like his brother Kenneth, John blames his latest prank on _____.
(a) The ghost of his aunt.
(b) The phase of the moon.
(c) Their uptight attitude.
(d) It being Friday the thirteenth.

7. What does Mr. Pignati buy Lorraine and John at the zoo?
(a) Peanuts, candy, and ice cream.
(b) Pig figurines.
(c) Hot dogs and nachos.
(d) Pig stuffed animals.

8. When Lorraine and John start to mimic the apes at the zoo, she says she's surprised that Mr. Pignati does what?
(a) Joins them.
(b) Starts to cry.
(c) Scolds them.
(d) Starts dancing.

9. What is one thing that John says he likes about Mr. Pignati?
(a) He teaches John how to make pancakes.
(b) He can juggle five objects at a time.
(c) He doesn't try to be something he isn't.
(d) He is very patient with children.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lorraine not allow John to write in their book?

2. After the zoo trip, John considers Mr. Pignati to be_____.

3. After their first face to face meeting with Mr. Pignati, why does John feel that he and Lorraine should accompany the man to the zoo?

4. Which part of the Mammal Building do John and Mr. Pignati really enjoy?

5. Mr. Pignati says that his wife is where?

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