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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. Why does Bruce walk all the way home on this night?
(a) He is afraid the girl's boyfriend will find him on the train.
(b) He missed the last train.
(c) He is out of gas.
(d) His bike has a flat tire.

2. Where had Bruce's mother made his father get him a summer membership?
(a) The swim club.
(b) The YMCA.
(c) The tennis club.
(d) The golf course.

3. Who had once lived in the structure in #61?
(a) Cecily.
(b) Ava.
(c) Toni.
(d) Nola.

4. What does Bruce do as the crowd grows as he waits after work one night?
(a) Faints from the heat.
(b) Falls in the gutter.
(c) Loses his hat.
(d) Brushes a girl's breast.

5. Who was Bruce's good friend in college?
(a) Sam.
(b) Seth.
(c) Paul.
(d) Joe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Bruce have the job mentioned in #52?

2. How does Bruce characterize Jack Bailey's interactions with women?

3. Why did the young woman ask Bruce to leave her hotel room?

4. What other girl does Bruce recall from his younger days?

5. Who was Bruce's brother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened after Bruce finally made it into Nola's room?

2. Why is Bruce disappointed in his mother?

3. What happens when the girl's boyfriend realizes that Bruce has gotten fresh with her?

4. Who are Holly and Nola and what prompts Bruce to think of them?

5. How does the author show that Joe had been an important part of Bruce's life?

6. What is the symbolism of the cabbage that Bruce steals?

7. How does Bruce distinguish between Young Bruce and Mature Bruce?

8. How did Bruce come to join the tennis club?

9. What was the importance of the tennis club in Bruce's life?

10. What does Bruce think about as he eats dinner in the hotel?

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