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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 Bernie tell Danny about power?
(a) Power means responsibility.
(b) Power is addictive.
(c) Power is atrocious.
(d) Power means danger.

2. Where do Bernie and Danny go, presumably to make Danny feel better about his relationship?
(a) To a man-to-man dinner.
(b) To the theatre.
(c) To a pornographic movie theater.
(d) To a strip club.

3. What television show does Bernie reference when talking about Korea?
(a) Charlie's Angels.
(b) The Days of Our Lives.
(c) Dragnet.
(d) M*A*S*H.

4. To what does Deborah compare her efforts at coming to grips with herself?
(a) A wrestling match.
(b) A puzzle.
(c) A water ballet.
(d) A tightrope walk.

5. What clothing item causes a fight between Danny and Deborah?
(a) Pantyhose.
(b) A skirt.
(c) Socks.
(d) A button-down shirt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Bernie think is working behind the game counter?

2. After their fight, what is Deb doing when Danny tries to talk to her?

3. Joan's class ask questions about what word in the story?

4. What place does Danny want Deborah to ask Bernie about?

5. How much time did Bernie spend in Korea?

Short Essay Questions

1. While Bernie and Danny are shopping for Bernie's nephew, what secret does Bernie reveal about his childhood?

2. What does Joan do when she discovers the children playing doctor?

3. During Danny and Deborah's all-night argument, what is the essential problem?

4. How does Danny attempt to pick up Deborah in the library?

5. How do Bernie and Danny feel about the women on the beach?

6. What is Bernie trying to prove when he describes his sexual escapade on the phone in front of Danny?

7. Why have Bernie and Danny gone to the beach?

8. What two words did Deborah's mother mishear during Deborah's childhood?

9. Does Joan feel that she is getting wiser about relationships as she gets older? Why or why not?

10. Why won't Danny talk to Bernie about he and Deborah's sex life?

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