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

2. What does Lawrence tell the family?
(a) He plans to never see them again.
(b) He wants to be forgiven.
(c) He hates them.
(d) He loves them.

3. How do Irene and Jim listen to their music?
(a) On the radio.
(b) CD.
(c) Tapes.
(d) Record.

4. Where country do the immigrants come from in "Clancy in the Tower of Babel"?
(a) Scotland.
(b) France.
(c) Ireland.
(d) England.

5. What grade is Amy Lawton in?
(a) Second.
(b) Fifth.
(c) Third.
(d) Fourth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the Malloys traveling?

2. What was Cash previously a star in?

3. Who will do anything to keep the peace in the Pomeroy family?

4. Who told Amy to pour the gin down the sink?

5. What is the reason for the family being together at Laud's Head?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the relationship between the Pomeroy children?

2. How do Ralph and Laura Whittemore feel about money?

3. What is the background of the relationship between Ralph and Laura Whittemore?

4. How does Cash feel about his former days as a track star in "O Youth and Beauty?"

5. Why does Blake fire his secretary in "The Five Forty-Eight?"

6. What kind of a housekeeper is Rosemary?

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

8. Describe Cash's and Louise's marriage.

9. Who does the Pomeroy family consist of?

10. How do Ralph and Laura react to a Ralph's new job and potential raise in salary?

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