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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Mrs. Pomeroy married to?
(a) Cheever.
(b) She is a widow.
(c) She is divorced.
(d) Tifty.

2. Who told Amy to pour the gin down the sink?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her father.
(c) Rosemary.
(d) Her mother.

3. Who has never fired a starter pistol before?
(a) Cash.
(b) Louise.
(c) Cash's boss.
(d) Cash's sister.

4. What are the Whitemore's family goals?
(a) They don't want children.
(b) They want to have a child.
(c) They want to get a dog.
(d) They want five children.

5. What is the name of Mr. Rowantree's friend?
(a) Jim.
(b) Nora.
(c) Clancy.
(d) Bobby.

6. Who tries to get James Clancy fired?
(a) Mr. Rowantree.
(b) Nora.
(c) Bobby.
(d) All of the residents.

7. What upsets Irene?
(a) When Jim says he hates music.
(b) When the radio stops working.
(c) When their children won't listen to music.
(d) When CDs are invented.

8. Who gets ill and goes to the hospital in "Clancy in the Tower of Babel"?
(a) Nora.
(b) Clancy.
(c) Mr. Rowantree.
(d) Nora.

9. Why does Amy run away?
(a) She misses Rosemary.
(b) Her mother hit her.
(c) Behavior in her house doesn't improve.
(d) Her father hit her.

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

11. What kind of employee is James Clancy?
(a) Ideal.
(b) Bad.
(c) So-so.
(d) Lazy.

12. How soon did Ralph and Laura get married after meeting?
(a) Six months later.
(b) Three months later.
(c) One month later.
(d) Three years later.

13. What is the title of the story about Amy Lawton?
(a) "The Worm in the Apple."
(b) "O Youth and Beauty."
(c) "The Five-Forty Eight."
(d) "The Sorrows of Gin."

14. Who does most of the care for Amy?
(a) A gardener.
(b) A housekeeper.
(c) Her brother.
(d) A nanny.

15. Who is most critical in the Pomeroy family?
(a) Diana.
(b) Chaddy.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Lawrence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Rosemary lose her job?

2. How do Irene and Jim listen to their music?

3. Where are the Whitemores from originally?

4. Where does James Clancy get a job?

5. How is Mrs. Ryan related to Clarissa?

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