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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what season did Chapter 9 take place?

3. What was Dagmar doing when she made her confirmation to the author in Chapter 13?

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

5. What did Jean ask in his letter in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Dagmar go in Chapter 11?

2. Describe the author's experience hitch-hiking.

3. Where was the author going in Chapter 17?

4. Why did the author avoid going home for dinner after school in Chapter 13?

5. Where does the author describe working in Chapter 15?

6. What did Dagmar confirm to the author after his friend patronized him?

7. What did Jean do to try and get Dagmar back?

8. Who was born in Chapter 11?

9. What were the author's jobs when he was 16 years old living in Florida?

10. What did the author contemplate doing the summer they returned to New York in Chapter 9?

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