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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. To what country does Tess say she wants to travel in this section?
(a) Chile
(b) Afghanistan
(c) Laos
(d) Angola

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

6. In the second excerpt from This Life that the parents read, what does Poitier warn his readers against doing regarding their children?
(a) Smothering them
(b) Condescending them
(c) Ignoring them
(d) Protecting them

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

8. How do the Kittredges know the Larkin and Kitty?
(a) Their sons
(b) Geoffrey
(c) One of Flan's former partners
(d) Their daughter

9. According to Kitty what famous starlet used the alias Harriet Brown at hotels?
(a) Audrey Hepburn
(b) Greta Garbo
(c) Vivien Leigh
(d) Mae West

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

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

12. How much money does Paul request from Rick and Elizabeth?
(a) $100
(b) $250
(c) $400
(d) $1,000

13. In this section Paul admits that his Salinger speech was lifted from a commencement address at what college?
(a) Northwestern
(b) Stanford
(c) University of Pennsylvania
(d) Groton

14. How does Flan characterize himself when explaining his life to Ouisa in this section?
(a) An artist
(b) A gambler
(c) A survivor
(d) A businessman

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ouisa, what liquid are workmen using to clean the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

2. Which of the assembled children in this section takes exception for what he perceives as an unspoken accusation of drug use?

3. What type of specialist is Dr. Fine?

4. Who spits on Flan at the end of this section?

5. What state are Flan and Ouisa from originally?

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