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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. What is the special day in Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) VE Day
(b) Fourth of July
(c) New Year's Day
(d) Christmas Day

2. How much does it cost Axel to pay off the girls making charges against Thomas?
(a) $5,000
(b) $1,500
(c) $25,000
(d) $500

3. What is Thomas accused of at the club?
(a) Stealing from patrons
(b) Taking petty cash
(c) Cooking the books
(d) Stealing equipment

4. Who is Rudolph secretly in love with?
(a) His math tutor
(b) A neighbor girl
(c) His mother's best friend
(d) His French teacher

5. What instrument does Rudolph play in the high school band?
(a) Tuba
(b) Drums
(c) Trumpet
(d) Flute

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Clothilde from?

2. What did the black soldiers offer Gretchen?

3. Who does Thomas see sparring with Dominic in the locker room one day?

4. What is Thomas' job in Part 2, Chapter 3?

5. What bad news has Gretchen received?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the Communist charges brought against Professor Denton?

2. How does Rudolph capitalize on his relationship with Teddy Boylan?

3. What does Thomas do to Teddy Boylan as revenge for Teddy's seducing Gretchen?

4. What important realization does Rudolph come to while temporarily working in the family bakery?

5. How is Thomas able to repay the $5,000 his father paid for his release several years earlier?

6. How does Mr. Jordache's behavior over the nude drawing change Rudolph's opinion of his father?

7. What is the state of Mary's physical and mental health?

8. How does Thomas show emotional growth and maturity?

9. Who does Thomas fight at the gym and why is he so violent?

10. Explain how Thomas is Axel's least favorite child but Thomas is most like Axel.

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