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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Donald Barthelme, what is the art form of the twentieth century?
(a) Cubism
(b) Abstract expressionism
(c) Found object
(d) Collage

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

3. Which Massachusetts college does Trent Conway attend?
(a) MIT
(b) Boston University
(c) Amherst
(d) Holy Cross

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

5. What word's pronunciation is Trent trying to correct when he and Paul appear onstage?
(a) Bottle
(b) Excuse
(c) Hello
(d) Sofa

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

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

8. Paul tells Ouisa he did not like Kitty and Larkin for what reason?
(a) They were too eager to please
(b) They left him alone
(c) They talked too much
(d) They were dull

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

10. Where does Doug go to school?
(a) Dartmouth
(b) Columbia
(c) Harvard
(d) Cornell

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

12. Who does the operator at the Sherry assume Ouisa is when she calls?
(a) A director
(b) A fan
(c) Another hotel
(d) A journalist

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

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

15. How does Trent ironically describe his rich friends to Paul?
(a) A lost generation
(b) Desperate and longing
(c) Hand to mouth
(d) Hopelessly romantic

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What information does the Detective bring to Flan and Ouisa in this section?

4. What does Tess suggest her mother should have done with Paul?

5. According to Kitty what famous starlet used the alias Harriet Brown at hotels?

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