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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. Who is Eliza's prince?
(a) The ambassador to China.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her fiance.
(d) Her father.

2. As children, what intellectual debate do Wilbur and Eliza enjoy?
(a) Einstein's theory of relativity.
(b) Man versus woman.
(c) Franklin's theory of light.
(d) Darwin's theory of evolution.

3. Dr. Cordiner believes Wilbur is capable of having a career in what field?
(a) Service.
(b) Politics.
(c) Research.
(d) Medicine.

4. What famous storybook does Eliza relate to when Wilbur reads it to her?
(a) Goodnight Moon.
(b) All of these.
(c) The Ugly Duckling.
(d) The Snowy Day.

5. At what age did Wilbur's life stop being happy?
(a) 10.
(b) 7.
(c) 15.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. As children, Wilbur and Eliza discover what about gravity?

2. How tall do Wilbur and Eliza grow?

3. What unfortunate nickname has New York been given?

4. When Wilbur is a medical student, he is driven around in what?

5. What is the mansion Eliza and Wilbur live in surrounded by?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Dr. Mott important to Wilbur and Eliza?

3. Following her stay in the mental institution, what does Eliza think of the United States?

4. Why are Wilbur and Eliza sent away to live at the mansion instead of with their parents?

5. Why does Wilbur want to believe that Dr. Mott knew the truth about Wilbur and Eliza?

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

7. Wilbur believes that Elihu added Roosevelt to his name for what purpose?

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

9. On their 15th birthday, why is Wilbur and Eliza's mother so disturbed by their mental incapacity?

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

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