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

2. Where did the author hitchhike to in Chapter 11?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) New York.
(c) Pennyslvania.
(d) Florida.

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

4. What was Dagmar doing when she made her confirmation to the author in Chapter 13?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Putting on makeup.
(c) Brushing her hair.
(d) Using the toilet.

5. How did the author describe his coworker Jimmy?
(a) He was a beast.
(b) He was scrawny.
(c) He was witty.
(d) He was an ex-con.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was significant about what the friend said who patronized him in Chapter 13?

2. What did the author blurt out to another person in Chapter 15?

3. Why was the author disappointed with the people he met at dinner in Chapter 15?

4. Where did Dagmar go in Chapter 11?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Dagmar do upon her return home from Denmark?

5. How does the author's acceptance seal his "coming of age" story?

6. Where did Dagmar go in Chapter 11?

7. What does Chapter 10 narrate?

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

9. Describe what happened between Jean and Dagmar while the author was in Europe.

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

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