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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. While looking around Mr. Pignati's house, John finds a closet full of what?
(a) His wife's clothes.
(b) Old pictures and letters.
(c) Romance novels.
(d) Pig knick knacks.

4. At the zoo, Mr. Pignati introduces Lorraine and John to Bobo, who is a _____.
(a) Chimpanzee.
(b) Cheetah.
(c) Baboon.
(d) Lion.

5. In the first chapter of The Pigman, John explains that he and Lorraine are writing a book on a typewriter where?
(a) School library.
(b) Cafeteria.
(c) Basement.
(d) Neighborhood park.

6. Lorraine states that Mr. Pignati lives on Howard Avenue, just a few blocks from ______.
(a) Her school.
(b) John's workplace.
(c) Her home.
(d) John's home.

7. At the zoo, Lorraine observes a series of bad omens including an attack by a _____.
(a) Lemur.
(b) Seagull.
(c) Peacock.
(d) Monkey.

8. What game do John and Lorraine play with Dennis Kobin and Norton Kelly?
(a) Telephone marathon.
(b) Camera charades.
(c) Treasure hunt.
(d) Ding-dong ditch.

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

10. What does Lorraine say is the big difference between her and John?
(a) He is cool.
(b) She can cook.
(c) She has compassion.
(d) He can sing.

11. John explains that Lorraine may remember big words, but he remembers _______.
(a) Plot.
(b) Feelings.
(c) Setting.
(d) Action.

12. Norton and Dennis want to drink beer with John and Lorraine at the _____.
(a) Playground.
(b) Cemetery.
(c) Bus depot.
(d) Train station.

13. Lorraine explains that John tells lies because of his what?
(a) Obsessive-compulsive disorder.
(b) Lack of respect for others.
(c) Fear of the truth.
(d) Need for attention.

14. Lorraine is concerned that John ___________.
(a) Plans to run away.
(b) Doesn't like her.
(c) Is working too hard.
(d) Drinks and smokes a lot.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Mr. Pignati's home is _____.

2. When Lorraine tells John about the bad omens at the zoo, what does he do?

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

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

5. What does Mr. Pignati buy Lorraine and John at the zoo?

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