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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. Why does the Seton Family travel to Florence?
(a) So Mr. Seton can work.
(b) A vacation.
(c) So Mrs. Seton can work.
(d) So the kids can go to a better school.

2. Who has an affair in "The Chimera?"
(a) The neighbor.
(b) The wife.
(c) The daughter.
(d) The man.

3. What is the name of the place where Charlie is when the story begins?
(a) Honda.
(b) Boeing 770.
(c) SS Plano.
(d) SS Augustus.

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

5. 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?
(a) An epilogue.
(b) An index.
(c) Its own chapter.
(d) A prologue.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Charlie headed when the story begins?

2. Who starts drinking more than usual toward the end of the story in "The Scarlet Moving Van"?

3. Where does Marlon Brando appear in the book?

4. What is the name of the story with Peaches?

5. What do the Setons think of Italy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Assunta respond to the old woman in "Montraldo"?

2. What is it about the elderly mother in the "The Angel and the Bridge" that irks her son?

3. Describe Gee Gee's behavior when he is sober?

4. Why does the man in The Chimera have sour feelings about his wife?

5. How does Mr. Folkestone's behavior change throughout the story?

6. How does the husband in "The Chimera" feel after Olga leaves?

7. How does usually behave Gee Gee when he drinks?

8. What kind of impact does the Duke's fall have?

9. How is Richard described in "The Lowboy?"

10. What is Marcie's reaction to dealing with Charlie's departure?

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