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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the author attend school in Denmark?
(a) The International Folk High Shcool of Elsinore.
(b) Elsinore High.
(c) The Acadamy of Elsinore Art.
(d) International Folk Academy.

2. What did the author blurt out to another person in Chapter 15?
(a) He had to use the bathroom.
(b) He was not first class.
(c) He was not single.
(d) He was poor.

3. What did the second person the author hitchhiked with dream of being?
(a) A dancer.
(b) An opera singer.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A writer.

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

5. What did the author do after he made his way through the crowd in Chapter 17?
(a) Looked at his map.
(b) Took a sip of water.
(c) Looked at his compass.
(d) Settled in his cabin and explored the ship.

6. What did the author relate to in Chapter 14?
(a) A visit to New York.
(b) A visit to Florida.
(c) His trip to Eurpoe.
(d) A visit to the west coast.

7. What did the author do after a day of lounging on the deck in Chapter 15?
(a) Dressed up and went to first class.
(b) Took a cold shower and shaved in hot water.
(c) Read in the bathtub.
(d) Got a massage.

8. What does the metaphor of multiple floors in his school suggest?
(a) The higher the class was in the building, the harder the information would be.
(b) School brought meaning to his life.
(c) School took him away from life.
(d) The higher the class was in the builing, the less relevant it would be to his life.

9. Which of the following was not revealed about the person who moved in with the author in Chapter 11?
(a) She was manipulative.
(b) She was a lying writer and actress.
(c) She was a mother.
(d) She was suicidal.

10. What was significant about what the friend said who patronized him in Chapter 13?
(a) It was the first he heard of his mother's illness.
(b) It made him hit the friend.
(c) It made him sick.
(d) It was the first he heard of his father's illness.

11. What was the name of the game the author created with his friends in Denmark?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Hissyfit.
(c) Histery.
(d) Hysteria.

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

13. Where was the author left, after his mother left in Chapter 11?
(a) At home with Alison.
(b) Alone with Jean in their apartment.
(c) At school.
(d) Alone in Florida.

14. Who was the author's telegram from in Chapter 15?
(a) Alison.
(b) Jessica.
(c) "Mom".
(d) Jean.

15. Where did the author work in Chapter 15?
(a) The Electric Field.
(b) The Electric Elephant Cafe.
(c) The Electro Magenetic Cafe.
(d) The Electro Research Company.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Dagmar left, who moved in with the author?

2. What was the name of the person who moved in with the author after Dagmar left?

3. What was the author's boss's name in Chapter 15?

4. How did the author describe his coworker Jimmy?

5. Who did the author see at his early morning job on the particular day described in Chapter 10?

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