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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Bruce's father go instead of caring for his wife who was recuperating from surgery?
(a) Seattle.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) San Diego.
(d) Dallas.

2. In what field would Bruce be continuing his education?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Law.
(c) Engineering.
(d) Philosophy.

3. Why was Bruce reluctant to leave his mother at home while he went to the prom?
(a) His father had beaten her again.
(b) She had a sick migraine.
(c) She never got to go anywhere nice.
(d) She was recovering from breast cancer surgery.

4. What was Joe's father's name?
(a) J.J.
(b) Willie.
(c) Buck.
(d) Dan.

5. What does Bruce recall about the Mulder family?
(a) They were itinerant.
(b) They were strict Catholics.
(c) They were very poor.
(d) They were good and respectable.

6. Whose wedding to Bruce and Nola plan to attend?
(a) Nola's sister's.
(b) Joe's.
(c) Chet's.
(d) Jim's.

7. Why had Nola's brother taken Bruce behind the barn?
(a) To shoot rifles.
(b) To drink whiskey.
(c) To get some peace.
(d) To smoke dope.

8. Why did Joe once shove Bailey into a trash can?
(a) For hitting on the girlfriend of the tennis club manager.
(b) For squealing on him about test answers.
(c) For kissing his sister.
(d) For breaking his new ball bat.

9. Why was Chet's annulled marriage renewed?
(a) His wife was pregnant.
(b) They couldn't live without each other.
(c) Her parents insisted on it.
(d) He went against his parents' wishes.

10. What was the reason Nola ran off with the person in #158?
(a) To travel before settling down.
(b) To get married.
(c) To enter a dance contest.
(d) To make him her singing partner.

11. Who interrupts Bruce and Nola during the activity in #104?
(a) Joe.
(b) Bruce's father.
(c) Chet.
(d) JJ.

12. What disease had stricken Bruce's brother?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Diabetes.
(c) Heart Disease.
(d) Cancer.

13. The author uses the literary technique of ______________ to show Nola's future relationship with Bailey.
(a) Allegory.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Simile.
(d) Foreshadowing.

14. How had Bruce viewed Joe's father when Bruce was a boy?
(a) As a hero.
(b) As unattainable.
(c) As an average guy.
(d) As a bum.

15. What does Bruce wonder as he stands in front of the house?
(a) He would like to buy the house.
(b) If anyone is still awake.
(c) The house is well maintained.
(d) It's amazing the house is still there.

Short Answer Questions

1. What card game did the couples play at the cabin in the woods?

2. In what year did Bruce go to the prom?

3. The only two members of Nola's family that Bruce likes are her brother and ____________.

4. Why didn't Nola want to leave the cabin early?

5. What religion did the Mulders practice?

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