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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dr. Mott's grandson believes people are born with their what?
(a) Future mapped out.
(b) Special abilities.
(c) Personalities.
(d) Fortune.

2. Where does Eliza confront her brother after she receives her inheritance?
(a) School.
(b) Beacon Hill.
(c) The mansion.
(d) At work.

3. Where does Wilbur live at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) The Statue of Liberty.
(b) The Empire State Building.
(c) 1 Central Park West.
(d) Trump Towers.

4. The day after their 15th birthday, what do Wilbur and Eliza do for the first time?
(a) Take a family photo.
(b) Go hiking.
(c) Dress themselves.
(d) Drive a car.

5. Wilbur and Eliza's parents think their 15-year-old children need how much sleep?
(a) 8 hrs.
(b) 15 hrs.
(c) 16 hrs.
(d) 12 hrs.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Wilbur and Eliza create a genius mind in front of others?

2. Instead of going to bed on their 15th birthday, Wilbur and Eliza do what to their parents?

3. What surprising act do Wilbur and Eliza take part in, as Dr. Cordiner and their mother watch?

4. In front of their parents, what language do Wilbur and Eliza speak?

5. When Wilbur and Eliza are children, where do their parents live?

Short Essay Questions

1. On her 15th birthday, what comment does Eliza make regarding her parents' appearance?

2. When Dr. Cordiner belittles Wilbur and Eliza in front of their mother, how does Letitia react?

3. Upon hearing the story "The Ugly Duckling," Eliza makes up her own ending. What does the duckling turn into?

4. What is Wilbur doing at the beginning of Slapstick: Or, Lonesome No More!?

5. Why does Kurt Vonnegut admire the performances of Laurel and Hardy?

6. What do Melody and Isadore use to build their pyramid?

7. When Wilbur is sent to school, what happens to his relationship with Eliza?

8. When Wilbur and Eliza are separated, what do they do to cope?

9. According to Wilbur, why have people stopped visiting Manhattan?

10. Why are Wilbur and Eliza retested, with their parents watching?

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