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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Paul say he wants from the Kittredges in this section?
(a) Acceptance
(b) Friendship
(c) Money
(d) Freedom

2. 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

3. What book have Ouisa and Paul both read?
(a) The Gilded Gutter of Francis Bacon
(b) The new book on Cezanne
(c) The Andy Warhol Diaries
(d) The Agony and the Ecstacy

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

5. Which of Chekhov's three sister's does Elizabeth decide she wants to play first?
(a) Olga
(b) She cannot decide
(c) Irina
(d) Masha

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

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

8. Through what letter of Trent's address book does Paul get before leaving him?
(a) F
(b) P
(c) S
(d) L

9. Which New York periodical publishes the Kittredges' story in this section?
(a) The Daily News
(b) New York Magazine
(c) The Village Voice
(d) The Times

10. How does Flan characterize the request he makes his children in this section?
(a) Special project
(b) Scavenger hunt
(c) Detective search
(d) Homework assignment

11. Where does Paul proposition Rick for sex?
(a) At the resturant
(b) In a carriage
(c) At Rick's apartment
(d) On the subway

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

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

14. In which play by Anton Chekhov does Rick say he wants to be the lead?
(a) Ivanov
(b) Uncle Vanya
(c) The Seagull
(d) The Cherry Orchard

15. How were Dr. Fine's parents killed?
(a) In the Holocaust
(b) In a plane crash
(c) In a house fire
(d) In a mugging

Short Answer Questions

1. In this section Paul admits that his Salinger speech was lifted from a commencement address at what college?

2. What key information about Paul does Ouisa not have in her search for him?

3. In the second excerpt from This Life that the parents read, what does Poitier warn his readers against doing regarding their children?

4. How does Trent ironically describe his rich friends to Paul?

5. At which movie theater does Ouisa say she will meet Paul to take him to the police?

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