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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. Mr. Pignati serves John and Lorraine scungilli, which John describes as _____.
(a) Bread slices in marinara sauce.
(b) Snails and tomato sauce.
(c) Caviar and cream cheese.
(d) Olive sandwiches.

2. Mr. Pignati says that Bobo is ______.
(a) His best friend.
(b) His wife's favorite animal at the zoo.
(c) His favorite zoo dweller.
(d) The most beautiful animal at the zoo.

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

4. Lorraine figures that Miss Stewart does what?
(a) Becomes an old maid.
(b) Joins the circus.
(c) Gets arrested.
(d) Loses her job.

5. What nickname does John give his father?
(a) Old man.
(b) Money king.
(c) Genius.
(d) Bore.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lorraine feel about her own appearance?

2. Lorraine talks about an entire book report John writes based on just ______.

3. What does John's father say to him about his brother Kenneth?

4. Why is Lorraine hesitant to meet Mr. Pignati face to face?

5. During her first phone conversation with Mr. Pignati, Lorraine starts to laugh. What does Mr. Pignati do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Pignati explain about the charge card John finds in the man's house?

2. What does John dislike about Miss King, one of his teachers?

3. Does John have a crush on Lorraine?

4. What does Mr. Pignati purchase for Lorraine and John at Beekman's?

5. What reason does Lorraine give for undertaking the writing project she's working on with John?

6. Lorraine worries that John drinks too much. Why does John start drinking?

7. Why do John and Lorraine call Miss Reillen, the librarian, "the Cricket"?

8. What does John feel Lorraine lacks in?

9. Why does Lorraine feel a sense of compassion for her mother?

10. Why does John's father stop drinking?

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