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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who did Jean write a letter to in Chapter 11?
(a) Dagmar.
(b) Jessica.
(c) The author.
(d) Alison.
2. In what season did Chapter 9 take place?
(a) Winter.
(b) Sping.
(c) Summer.
(d) Fall.
3. What were the author's two short-lived jobs in the visit he described in Chapter 14?
(a) Waiter and cabana boy.
(b) Waiter and bowling alley.
(c) Movie theater and bowling alley.
(d) Movie theater and waiter.
4. What did the author's coworker Sid do?
(a) Manager.
(b) Packaging.
(c) Sales.
(d) Delivery.
5. What did the author do after he made his way through the crowd in Chapter 17?
(a) Took a sip of water.
(b) Looked at his compass.
(c) Looked at his map.
(d) Settled in his cabin and explored the ship.
6. What was the name of the Swedish girl the author had a restrained relationship with?
(a) Kelly.
(b) Alibail.
(c) Chirstina.
(d) Emily.
7. Who does the author mention being self-absorbed and self-dramatizing in Chapter 10?
(a) Dr. Casey.
(b) Dr. Williams.
(c) Mrs. Huggins.
(d) Dr. Case.
8. How did the author feel when he was accepted to college?
(a) Sad.
(b) Excited.
(c) Disappointed.
(d) Relatively calm.
9. What did the author say his excuse was for being late to dinner in Chapter 13?
(a) He was shopping.
(b) He was helping a lady change her flat tire.
(c) He was at a funeral.
(d) He was at church.
10. 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 had cancer.
(d) She was in a mental hospital.
11. Where was the author accepted to for college?
(a) University of Virginia.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) Boston College.
(d) Haverford College.
12. What was the name of the person born in Chapter 11?
(a) Jessica.
(b) Victoria.
(c) Reno.
(d) Webster.
13. 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) Rid the apartment of Nell.
(d) Cleaned it.
14. What did the author contemplate doing after the fruit stand failed in Chapter 9?
(a) Moving back to Ft. Lauderdale.
(b) Jumping off a fire escape.
(c) Running away.
(d) Moving back to New York.
15. How did the author describe his coworker Jimmy?
(a) He was a beast.
(b) He was witty.
(c) He was an ex-con.
(d) He was scrawny.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did the author do in Chapter 11 after the person overstayed her welcome?
2. Who did Alison have a complex relationship with in Chapter 16?
3. Where did the author hitchhike to in Chapter 11?
4. Who was the author's telegram from in Chapter 15?
5. Where did the author work in Chapter 15?
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