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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What mystery writer does Flan invoke as the parents try to figure out what they have in common?
(a) Patricia Highsmith
(b) Dashiell Hammett
(c) Raymond Chandler
(d) Agatha Christie

2. Which actress does Elizabeth fear she resembles too much?
(a) Liv Ullman
(b) Ingrid Bergman
(c) Katherine Hepburn
(d) Sophia Loren

3. What key information about Paul does Ouisa not have in her search for him?
(a) His age
(b) His charges
(c) His name
(d) His arresting officer

4. To what object from the play does Paul make reference in the final moment?
(a) The address book
(b) The pink shirt
(c) The Kandinski
(d) The Alaskan huskie

5. Which of the following items is not among those Paul stole from Trent when he left?
(a) His skis
(b) His watch
(c) His sport jacket
(d) His printer

6. What type of law does Kitty's "friend" practice?
(a) Divorce law
(b) Theatrical law
(c) Maritime law
(d) Patent law

7. What type of specialist is Dr. Fine?
(a) An obstetrician
(b) A pediatrician
(c) An osteopath
(d) A podiatrist

8. Which chic New York eatery does Paul "treat" Rick to in this section?
(a) Le Cirque
(b) Tavern on the Green
(c) The Four Seasons
(d) The Rainbow Room

9. According to Paul in this section, Cezanne tried to find the rules from which art movement?
(a) Impressionism
(b) Neoclassicism
(c) Abstract expressionism
(d) Romanticism

10. In this section, Doug tells his father that his mother says sleeping with him was like sleeping with what food?
(a) A salad with bad dressing
(b) A rotting fish
(c) An old bowl of borscht
(d) A pasta dish with too much garlic

11. Which Greek playwright is Ouisa said to have mockingly mentioned after seeing Cats?
(a) Sophocles
(b) Aeschylus
(c) Euripides
(d) Aristophanes

12. Who is the publish of Poitier's autobiography This Life?
(a) Knopf
(b) Random House
(c) Schuster and Schuster
(d) Pearson

13. To what literary character does Ouisa compare Trent Conway in this section?
(a) Scheherazade
(b) Henry Higgins
(c) Madame Bovary
(d) Iago

14. What is Paul drinking when Dr. Fine confronts him at the brownstone?
(a) Brandy
(b) Scotch
(c) Cognac
(d) Port

15. What news does Tess blurt out to Ouisa in this section?
(a) She is pregnant
(b) She is getting married
(c) She is gay
(d) She is dropping out of school

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state does Paul tell Rick and Elizabeth he sill finally reunite with his father?

2. How much money did Kitty give Paul?

3. What painting does Elizabeth suggest Paul tell Flan he has to give him?

4. From what state have Rick and Elizabeth recently moved?

5. Which Massachusetts college does Trent Conway attend?

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