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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Gee Gee is given another chance, where are they invited?
(a) A movie.
(b) A dinner party.
(c) On a boat.
(d) A picnic.

2. Who is the young man going to see in "Reunion?"
(a) His son.
(b) His father.
(c) His sister.
(d) His mother.

3. What did the husband want to do with his life in "The Chimera?"
(a) Become a father.
(b) Go into politics.
(c) Become rich.
(d) Climb the Matterhorn.

4. What do the Setons think of Italy?
(a) They enjoy it.
(b) They liked it for a little while, but then grew sick of it.
(c) They hated it.
(d) They have no feelings about it.

5. What did the wife want to do with her life in "The Chimera?"
(a) Become a mother.
(b) Run a marathon.
(c) Becomes a congresswoman.
(d) Climb a mountain.

6. Who takes over the accounts when Donna Carla's father dies?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Donna Carla.
(d) Her boyfriend.

7. Who is Gee-Gee?
(a) Peaches's son.
(b) Peaches's sister.
(c) Peaches significant other.
(d) Peaches's daughter.

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. What does Peaches do after Gee Gee gets drunk?
(a) Runs away.
(b) Cries.
(c) Yells at him.
(d) Apologizes.

10. Who does the Duke fall in love with?
(a) A nurse.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A secretary.
(d) The queen.

11. Where is Charlie when the story begins?
(a) On a train.
(b) In a car.
(c) On a plane.
(d) On a boat.

12. What kind of political views does Mr. Seton have?
(a) Conservative.
(b) None.
(c) Sometimes liberal, sometimes conservative.
(d) Liberal.

13. Where was Donna born?
(a) London.
(b) Tuscany.
(c) Germany.
(d) France.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the setting for "The Chimera"?

2. Who invents Olga?

3. In "The Angel of the Bridge," what is the narrator's brother afraid of?

4. A list of short descriptions of people or things that will not or have not appeared in the Cheever appears in the book in what form?

5. What happens when the son is fearful?

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