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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Ouisa describe Paul's essential quality to her children in this section?
(a) Kind
(b) Wild
(c) Enigmatic
(d) Cultivated

3. Which of the following is not a college that Paul lists Flan's "new" children attending?
(a) Harvard
(b) Yale
(c) Andover
(d) Columbia

4. 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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which actress does Elizabeth fear she resembles too much?

2. What arrives with the flowers that Paul sends the Kittredges?

3. What do Rick and Elizabeth do to make money in New York?

4. Why has Kitty not spoken to her children when she tells Ouisa and Flan their story?

5. What is the result of the vote taken by the parents to pursue the Paul inquiry?

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