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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following is not among the "charges" the Kittredges and Larkin list to the Detective regarding Paul?
(a) He sent them flowers
(b) He claimed to be the son of Sidney Poitier
(c) He told them about Catcher in the Rye
(d) He made them dinner

3. How does Paul describe the imagination in this section?
(a) Your child's voice
(b) Your ever-badgering voice
(c) Your 4 AM voice
(d) Your sunset voice

4. In what state does Paul tell Rick and Elizabeth he sill finally reunite with his father?
(a) Massachusetts
(b) Vermont
(c) Connecticut
(d) Maine

5. At the end of his monologue about thie imagination in this section, Paul says that it is not what?
(a) A commodity
(b) A danger
(c) A dream
(d) An escape

6. What adjective do Flan and Paul repeatedly use to describe the dull part of art dealing?
(a) Blase
(b) Drab
(c) Grotty
(d) Gray

7. Which family is the first that Paul asks Trent about in this section?
(a) Larkin
(b) Fine
(c) Conway
(d) Kittredge

8. Which of the following is not a type of jam Trent recommends one send to rich people?
(a) Peach
(b) Orange
(c) Strawberry
(d) Grapefruit

9. Where does the doorman say Flan's illegitimate son is living?
(a) Jersey
(b) The YMCA
(c) The street
(d) Central Park

10. Why has Kitty not spoken to her children when she tells Ouisa and Flan their story?
(a) Their children refuse to speak with them
(b) They cannot get a call through
(c) Their children are abroad
(d) They have been in the Hamptons all weekend

11. What is the result of the vote taken by the parents to pursue the Paul inquiry?
(a) Unanimous Yes
(b) 4 to 1 Yes
(c) Unanimous No
(d) 3 to 2 Yes

12. Who else's death do Larkin and Kitty witness the week they see Rick's?
(a) Paul's
(b) A cab driver's
(c) Larkin's mother's
(d) A homeless man's

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

14. What information does the Detective bring to Flan and Ouisa in this section?
(a) He is transferring off the case
(b) Sidney Poitier has called him
(c) Elizabeth will press charges
(d) Paul has been captured

15. Which of the assembled children in this section takes exception for what he perceives as an unspoken accusation of drug use?
(a) Tess
(b) Woody
(c) Doug
(d) Ben

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Chekhov's three sister's does Elizabeth decide she wants to play first?

2. According to Paul in this section, Cezanne tried to find the rules from which art movement?

3. On what holiday do Larkin and Kitty witness Rick's suicide?

4. Through what letter of Trent's address book does Paul get before leaving him?

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

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