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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What percentage commission does Ouisa theorize Flan is giving Paul?
(a) One trillionth of a percent
(b) One billionth of a percent
(c) One thousandth of a percent
(d) One millionth of a percent

2. How long is the hall in the Kittredge house?
(a) 6 feet
(b) They do not have hall
(c) 18 feet
(d) 30 feet

3. At the beginning of this section, Flan describes a painting by what artist?
(a) Cezanne
(b) Manet
(c) Van Gogh
(d) Seurat

4. What event do the Kittredges have to attend in the morning?
(a) A charity fundraiser
(b) A gallery opening
(c) A wedding
(d) A christening

5. Which of the following prominent New York families is not one that Paul mentions considering before deciding to come to the Kittredges?
(a) The Auchinslosses
(b) The Helmsleys
(c) The Babcocks
(d) The Onassises

6. When Flan mentions that Geoffrey is from South Africa, Ouisa needles him for sounding how?
(a) Sensational
(b) Fatalist
(c) Contentious
(d) Portentous

7. At the end of this section, Ouisa tells Flan that God's name is what?
(a) Sidney
(b) Paul
(c) Geoffrey
(d) Cezanne

8. In Paul's description of his father, Sidney Poitier claims that growing up his family was so poor they did not even own what?
(a) The IOUs they held
(b) Dirt
(c) Their shoes
(d) Air

9. Which hotel is Poitier checking into in the morning, according to Paul?
(a) The Waldorf-Astoria
(b) The Gramercy Park
(c) The Sherry
(d) The Bowery

10. Who do the Kittredges call after they regain their composure?
(a) Geoffrey
(b) The police
(c) Their children
(d) The doorman

11. What does everyone say about the New York Times crossword puzzle, according to Ouisa?
(a) They have never finished the Sunday puzzle
(b) The Monday puzzle is two easy
(c) It is a waste of time
(d) They do it in ink

12. What word does Ouisa tell Flan not to use in this section?
(a) Prolixity
(b) Quixotic
(c) Sumptuous
(d) Superfluous

13. In the excerpt from Catcher in the Rye that Paul recites, Holden would rather chop off a man's head than what?
(a) Die himself
(b) Shake his hand
(c) Pretend to be his friend
(d) Fist-fight him

14. In the hypothetical script Paul describes his father receiving, what is Poitier's character's profession?
(a) Astronaut
(b) Politician
(c) Lumberjack
(d) School teacher

15. What metaphor does Sidney Poitier use to characterize the two American debates on life?
(a) World powers
(b) River banks
(c) Bookends
(d) Warring bulls

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the Kittredge's housekeeper come in?

2. What word does Paul repeat over and over as Ouisa tries to wake him in this section?

3. How many workers does Ouisa say Geoffrey has working in one of his mines?

4. What denigrating term does Flan use repeated in reference to the Hustler?

5. As Flan describes his dream, he says that he does not treat his painting like what?

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