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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 40-52.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Reunion," why does the son meet his other party in Grand Central Station?
(a) He has to catch a train.
(b) He wants a large crowd.
(c) He wants to be in public.
(d) He likes the noise of the trains.

2. What does James Clancy realize at the end of the story?
(a) To mind his own business.
(b) That the tenants are nice.
(c) To find a new job.
(d) To clearly state his feelings.

3. What does the narrator of "Angel of the Bridge" discover he is afraid of?
(a) Bridges.
(b) Bosses.
(c) Elevators.
(d) Benches.

4. How does Ralph try to improve the Whitmores lives?
(a) Winning the lottery.
(b) Getting some inheritance.
(c) Starting his own company.
(d) Through a series of job changes and promotions.

5. Who will Clarissa be spending the summer with?
(a) Her mother-in-law.
(b) She will be alone.
(c) Her boyfriend.
(d) Her husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does James Clancy assume about Mr. Rowantree?

2. Where does James Clancy get a job?

3. Who wants to kill the Duke?

4. What are the Whitemore's family goals?

5. Who has an affair in "The Chimera?"

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