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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the author learn about his mother as he was writing his entrance exams for college?
(a) She was pregnant again.
(b) She was divorcing Jean.
(c) She was in a mental hospital.
(d) She had cancer.

2. What was the name of the person who moved in with the author after Dagmar left?
(a) Nelson Smidge.
(b) Nell Smith.
(c) Nelly Smell.
(d) Bobby Nell.

3. Where did Dagmar go in Chapter 11?
(a) Ft. Lauderdale.
(b) Alaska.
(c) Denmark.
(d) Ireland.

4. What did the author do in Chapter 11 after the person overstayed her welcome?
(a) Called his mom.
(b) Kicked her out.
(c) Ran away.
(d) Screamed at Jean.

5. How did Jean plan to make money in Chapter 9?
(a) Renting a house.
(b) Selling fruit on a street corner.
(c) Becoming a chef.
(d) Selling knock-off purses and sunglasses.

6. What was the outcome of the author's trip he described in Chapter 14?
(a) He was stung by a bee.
(b) It was so much fun.
(c) He was stung by a jellyfish.
(d) It was disappointing.

7. What did Jean ask in his letter in Chapter 11?
(a) Asked the author to come home.
(b) Asked Alison to babysit Jessica.
(c) Asked her to come back and make Nell move out.
(d) Asked Alison and the author to move away.

8. Who did the author see at his early morning job on the particular day described in Chapter 10?
(a) Tobey.
(b) Donald.
(c) A beautiful woman.
(d) His ex-girlfriend.

9. What did the author see that suddenly made him sexually energized in Chapter 10?
(a) A woman's thigh.
(b) A woman's cleavage.
(c) A woman's neck.
(d) A woman's wrist.

10. What realization did the author wake up with in Chapter 12?
(a) That he must go home so he could see Alison again.
(b) That he was unhappy and needed to find his happiness.
(c) That he must get a job.
(d) That he must go home so he could see Jessica again.

11. What was the author's family's cleaning lady's name, who lived in Harlem?
(a) Madge.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Midge.
(d) Margaret.

12. On what day did the author get his job back in Chapter 15?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Sunday.

13. Who does the author mention being self-absorbed and self-dramatizing in Chapter 10?
(a) Dr. Case.
(b) Mrs. Huggins.
(c) Dr. Williams.
(d) Dr. Casey.

14. What did the author's mother do upon her return home in Chapter 13?
(a) Rid the apartment of its rank odor.
(b) Divorced Jean.
(c) Cleaned it.
(d) Rid the apartment of Nell.

15. In Chapter 11, what did the author have in common with the person he hitchhiked with?
(a) He was from NEw York and Florida.
(b) He had 2 sisters.
(c) He had no mom.
(d) He ran away too.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the author attend school in Denmark?

2. Who was the author's second ride with in Chapter 11?

3. What did the friend from school patronize the author about at the beginning of Chapter 13?

4. How did the author charm the people he met at dinner in Chapter 15?

5. Why did the author avoid going home to dinner in Chapter 13?

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