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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. What does Diana call Lawrence?
(a) Tifty.
(b) Little Jesus.
(c) Chaddy.
(d) Larry.

2. How is Mrs. Ryan related to Clarissa?
(a) Aunt.
(b) She is her mother-in-law.
(c) Grandmother.
(d) Mother.

3. Who are the main characters in "Clancy in the Tower of Babel"?
(a) Clarissa.
(b) The Whittmores.
(c) James and Nora.
(d) Lawrence.

4. What is the reason for the family being together at Laud's Head?
(a) Wedding.
(b) Family get-together.
(c) Funeral.
(d) Business.

5. What story revolves around the Pomeroy family?
(a) The Enormous Radio.
(b) Goodbye, My Brother.
(c) Tifty.
(d) O City of Broken Dreams.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the Malloy's daughter?

2. Who has a big realization after Amy disappears?

3. Where do the Malloys live?

4. How does Ralph try to improve the Whitmores lives?

5. Who is Rosemary?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Clarissa described in "The Chaste Clarissa?"

2. What baffles Clancy when he ends up in the hospital?

3. How does the story of Irene and Jim Westcott get its name?

4. What type of parents are the Lawtons, in "The Sorrows of Gin?"

5. Why is Ralph trying to get new jobs and promotions?

6. What does Laura do when she becomes pregnant?

7. Describe the shared love of Irene and Jim Westcott.

8. How does Clancy almost get fired?

9. What are the Pomeroys feelings about seeing each other at Laud's Head?

10. How is Baxter described?

(see the answer keys)

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