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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. Bruce identifies the accent of the person in #49 as being from __________________.
(a) Dublin.
(b) Cache Valley.
(c) Liverpool.
(d) Clear Creek Township.

2. 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 is out of gas.
(c) He missed the last train.
(d) His bike has a flat tire.

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

4. Who is Bruce's father?
(a) Ed.
(b) Mike.
(c) Harry.
(d) Joe.

5. Which friend did Bruce hate when he left Salt Lake City years ago?
(a) Aaron Johnson.
(b) Jack Bailey.
(c) Bill Miller.
(d) Jim Monroe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Bruce thought he would be at the location in #86?

2. What type of store did Jack Bailey once work in?

3. Bruce recalls that he was a/an _____________ teenager.

4. In addition to the person in #19, who else would Bruce like to see on this trip?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bruce find amusing about the building the funeral home is housed in?

2. What is the premise of RECAPITULATION?

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

4. Describe the humorous scenario of Bruce trying to outwit the elevator man in Nola's hotel.

5. How does the elevator episode show Bruce's feelings for Nola?

6. What is the nature of Bruce's father's work?

7. What two buildings does Bruce see that were important in his father's life?

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

9. What prompts Bruce to think of Jack Bailey and what does he recall regarding Jack being a cad with women?

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

(see the answer keys)

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