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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gee Gee do at the second dinner party in "The Scarlet Moving Van?"
(a) Crys.
(b) Stands up on the table.
(c) Throws food.
(d) Yells.

2. In "The Trouble of Marcie Flint," who is Charlie Flint?
(a) The main character's cousin.
(b) The main character's brother.
(c) The main character's husband.
(d) The main character's boss.

3. How did Charlie act about his life?
(a) Most people thought he was sad.
(b) Most people knew he was upset.
(c) Most people thought he was happy.
(d) Most people thought he was depressed.

4. What is the name of the story with Peaches?
(a) "The Tower of Babel."
(b) "The Lowboy."
(c) "The Seton Family."
(d) "The Scarlet Moving Van."

5. Where is the son in "Reunion" going after his first destination?
(a) Florida.
(b) Vermont.
(c) The Cape.
(d) The Carribean.

6. Who tells Charlie she wants a divorce?
(a) Marcie.
(b) His neighbor.
(c) Mary.
(d) His girlfriend.

7. In "The Scarlet Moving Van" at the second dinner party, who says he has to "teach them?"
(a) Gee Gee.
(b) Peaches.
(c) The Folkestones.
(d) The Setons.

8. What does the son think of his mother's fear in "The Angel of the Bridge"?
(a) He thinks it is ridiculous.
(b) He has the same fear.
(c) He thinks it is somewhat justified.
(d) He understands it.

9. Who visits Gee Gee after they move away?
(a) Peaches.
(b) Mr. Folkestone.
(c) Mrs. Folkestone.
(d) The Seton Family.

10. What is Mr. Seton afraid to tell his neighbors?
(a) That he's moving.
(b) What he does for a living.
(c) How old he is.
(d) How old his wife is.

11. What gets the man through his fear one day when he meets a woman?
(a) Yelling.
(b) Crying.
(c) Singing.
(d) Ignoring him.

12. In "The Angel of the Bridge," what is the narrator's brother afraid of?
(a) Elevators.
(b) Escalators.
(c) Cats.
(d) Mice.

13. What do people think of the sitcom in the story about the Seton family?
(a) They hate it.
(b) They hate it in Italy, love it in America.
(c) They love it.
(d) They hate it in America, but hate it in Italy.

14. What is Donna's last name?
(a) Malvolio.
(b) Duchess.
(c) Malvolio-Pommodori.
(d) Carla.

15. Who starts drinking more than usual toward the end of the story in "The Scarlet Moving Van"?
(a) Peaches.
(b) Gee Gee.
(c) Mrs. Folkestone.
(d) Mr. Folkestone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Gee-Gee?

2. What does Donna Carla think of being a commoner?

3. What has the son in "Reunion" went through three years ago?

4. What is the name of the place where Charlie is when the story begins?

5. How long have Charlie and his wife been married?

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