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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 was the name of the Thomas's gardener who died of cancer when Alison was about four?
(a) Peter.
(b) James.
(c) John.
(d) Charles.

2. At night, what tree would Clive remember was in his grandmother's yard?
(a) Gumbo-limbo.
(b) Oleander.
(c) Plum.
(d) Fig.

3. Where was "School Girls," Bery's circle off straw-and-plaster girls, installed a few years ago?
(a) Public School 109.
(b) Adam Clayton Powell Building.
(c) Benjamin Franklin High School.
(d) The Richard Webber Harlem Packing House.

4. In "Voices," when Emily goes home for Thanksgiving, how old is Aunt Caroline's boyfriend?
(a) 60.
(b) 45.
(c) 55.
(d) 68.

5. In "The Real Wherever," what did Alison wear to go to the Basin with Edwin and Gogo?
(a) Red. dress.
(b) Blue dress.
(c) Black dress.
(d) Yellow dress.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Bery Wilson doing for a living?

2. What month does Harry remember picking up a man at an office building in midtown and taking him to the country?

3. What type of car did Alison get for her 16th birthday?

4. What was the name of Clive's first roommate when he first moved to New York?

5. How did Clive know Emily was Claire?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jackie come to see Emily in "The Secret City" on a Sunday in January?

2. What does Emily learn about Alison's opinion of her?

3. What are some things Clive has heard and people he has driven in his taxi?

4. What does Emily comment about Alison's story as she imagines it in "The Real Wherever"?

5. What does Clive know about Emily when they discuss secrets?

6. What were Emily's thoughts when she listened to one of Alison's tapes?

7. What pushes Emily to listen to Alison's other tapes?

8. What type of business ventures did Clive help Edwin with after they graduated from Everett Lyle Secondary School?

9. What does Emily say about her nighttime meetings with Clive?

10. Why and how does Emily decide to talk to Clive?

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