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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator go to Irvington Park to ice skate?
(a) To play with friends.
(b) To watch shikses.
(c) It's by his house.
(d) His sister takes him.

2. To what place does the narrator speak of taking a trip to in Chapter 6?
(a) Ireland.
(b) California.
(c) Israel.
(d) Italy.

3. What does the narrator nickname the owner of the local candy store at the Sunday rituals?
(a) The Crazy Kook.
(b) The Mad Russian.
(c) The Kibbitz.
(d) The Bookie.

4. The narrator says in Chapter 6, "Doctor, maybe other patients dream--with me, everything _______."
(a) Ends.
(b) Happens.
(c) Means something.
(d) Is dreams.

5. Who does the narrator recite a poem by to the Monkey?
(a) Lord Byron.
(b) William Butler Yeats.
(c) William Blake.
(d) Percy Shelley.

6. What is the name of the strip club the narrator speaks of going to when he was underage?
(a) Madison Burlesque.
(b) Empire Burlesque.
(c) The Pussycat Lounge.
(d) Irene's House.

7. Where was Kay from?
(a) Iowa.
(b) Missouri.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Illinois.

8. What is the name of the girl whom the narrator watches doing figure eights on the ice rink?
(a) Ashley Rogers.
(b) Jennifer Rogers.
(c) Elizabeth McCourt.
(d) Peggy Ann O'Brien.

9. What does the Monkey say that she hates on their drive back?
(a) The south.
(b) New York.
(c) Vermont.
(d) The car.

10. How old was the narrator when he broke his leg?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Fifteen.

11. What does the narrator refer to the bus driver as in Chapter 4, Part 3?
(a) A Goy.
(b) A Polack.
(c) A Jew.
(d) An Irishman.

12. What is the name of the woman whom the narrator dates in Connecticut?
(a) Jennifer McCathers.
(b) Mary Ann Williams.
(c) Elizabeth Stewart.
(d) Sarah Abbott Maulsby.

13. What does the narrator say he hasn't heard from the Monkey for 3 days on their ride back?
(a) The country accent.
(b) Her love for him.
(c) The hillbilly routine.
(d) Her talk of marriage.

14. What kind of car did the narrator and Monkey rent on their trip?
(a) A truck.
(b) A sedan.
(c) A convertable.
(d) A station-wagon.

15. Where does the narrator say he abandoned the Monkey?
(a) Greece.
(b) Paris.
(c) Rome.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the narrator take as a souvenir from Tsin?

2. Where do the narrator and the Monkey stop to take pictures on their trip?

3. How old was the Monkey when she arrived in New York?

4. What is the title of Chapter 6?

5. What is the name of the girl whom the protagonist has his first sexual experience?

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