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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 does Charlie pass off Nancy's idea of his dream as?
(a) Childhood fancy
(b) Too lofty of a goal
(c) Childhood humor
(d) Too hard

2. What attribute of Charlie is affected by lying on his back in submission?
(a) His dignity
(b) His anger
(c) His sanity
(d) His humor

3. What does Nancy's sarcastic validation of Charlie's merits as a good husband and father lead to?
(a) An argument
(b) A sexual escapade
(c) A dip in the water
(d) A long walk on the beach

4. What is Nancy's ideal life?
(a) To raise more children
(b) To work a farm
(c) To travel from beach to beach
(d) To teach

5. What did Charlie used to hold to let himself sink to the bottom of the lake?
(a) Two bags of sand
(b) Two sea turtles
(c) Two heavy bricks
(d) Two heavy rocks

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Charlie feel when he sees the creatures?

2. What is Charlie's ideal life?

3. How does Charlie feel about Nancy's attempt to infuse enthusiasm into their relationship?

4. How does Nancy feel about Charlie's blase attitude?

5. What stage in life are Charlie and Nancy entering?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Nancy and Charlie react to the sound of a jet overhead interrupting their conversation?

2. How does Nancy react to her husbands question of Sarah?

3. How does Nancy's tone regarding Charlie's role as a husband and father affect him?

4. As a jet flies overhead and distracts the couple, what does Nancy steer the conversation back to and remind Charlie of?

5. What will happen if Charlie is unwilling to go along with Nancy's retirement dreams?

6. What is amazing to Leslie and Sarah about human child-rearing?

7. What do Charlie and Nancy hope their submissive gesture will do?

8. What does Sarah learn from Nancy as they notice a flock of seagulls flying overhead?

9. Describe the relationships between Charlie and Leslie and Nancy and Sarah upon first meeting?

10. What made the lizards leave their home in the sea?

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