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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did the author go in the spring, in Chapter 18?
(a) Venice.
(b) Nice.
(c) Rome.
(d) Paris.

3. What did the author say his excuse was for being late to dinner in Chapter 13?
(a) He was shopping.
(b) He was at a funeral.
(c) He was at church.
(d) He was helping a lady change her flat tire.

4. What language did the author study in Chapter 10?
(a) Italian.
(b) German.
(c) Latin.
(d) French.

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

6. How did the author charm the people he met at dinner in Chapter 15?
(a) With his money.
(b) With his wit and his piano playing.
(c) With his good looks.
(d) With his guitar playing.

7. Who was the author's second ride with in Chapter 11?
(a) A hippie.
(b) A woman and a baby.
(c) An overwight trucker.
(d) A woman truckdriver.

8. In what season did Chapter 9 take place?
(a) Fall.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Sping.

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

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

11. What did the author's coworker Sid do?
(a) Delivery.
(b) Sales.
(c) Manager.
(d) Packaging.

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

13. Who was the first person the author hitchhiked with in Chapter 11?
(a) A woman truck driver.
(b) A truck driver.
(c) A woman with a baby.
(d) A traveling salesman.

14. What was the author habitually late for in Chapter 10?
(a) The bus.
(b) Dinner.
(c) School.
(d) Work.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the author's mother do upon her return home in Chapter 13?

3. What was the outcome of the author's trip he described in Chapter 14?

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

5. Who waved to the author in Chapter 17?

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