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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 happens after Veronica visits Joe's apartment late one night?
(a) They get into an argument.
(b) They have drinks and then have sex.
(c) They watch TV in awkward silence.
(d) They have drinks and talk all night long.

2. What did Maribel's father used to do for work?
(a) Investment banker.
(b) Headmaster of an elite college.
(c) Website developer.
(d) Software engineer.

3. What does Ethan call his father?
(a) A happy capitalist.
(b) A dreamer.
(c) An angry capitalist.
(d) An overthinker.

4. Where does Joe's mother send his brother, Jack?
(a) Thailand.
(b) A private high school.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Canada.

5. What new job does Veronica have which she loves?
(a) Baker.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Store manager.
(d) Assistant librarian.

Short Answer Questions

1. What new job in Thailand does Jack get?

2. What does Maribel soon realize after she and Schuyler fight at the pub?

3. Where does Ethan fall in love with his then-partner, Tony?

4. What does Gil brag about?

5. Who does Veronica soon move in with after her husband's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What surprises Joe about Veronica's relationship and marriage to Schuyler, her husband?

2. What secret does Ethan and his family learn about Gil?

3. How does Maribel describe how she feels after becoming romantically involved with Schuyler?

4. Why does Schuyler's brother, Tad, phone Maribel after Schuyler's death?

5. How do Maribel and Schuyler first meet each other?

6. How is Veronica described when Joe discusses Veronica's family and her growing up in Queens?

7. After Gil suffers from a second stroke, where does he go and who takes care of him?

8. At the beginning of Chapter 2, how can Joe's relationship with his high school girlfriend, Veronica, be described?

9. Describe Ethan's childhood. How does he feel about his father traveling often to Asia for work?

10. In Chapter 3, how is the hotel described that Schuyler and the crew stay in?

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