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

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

3. What are Gee Gee's feelings about his behavior?
(a) He is never apologetic.
(b) He pretends he did nothing wrong.
(c) He always apologizes.
(d) He doesn't realize what he's done.

4. Who breaks his leg in "The Scarlet Moving Van?"
(a) Gee Gee.
(b) Gee Gee's son.
(c) Peaches' father.
(d) Mr. Folkestone.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of political views does Mr. Seton have?

2. Who tells the son to leave his mother alone in "Angel of the Bridge"?

3. Who visits Gee Gee after they move away?

4. Why does Charlie decide to go home?

5. Why does the Seton Family travel to Florence?

Short Essay Questions

1. Even though Charlie was the one that first ran away, why does Marcie want a divorce?

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

3. What does Donna Carla think of all of the rumors around her?

4. Although the mother in the "The Angel and the Bridge" is spry and lively, what faults does she have?

5. How has Marcie moved on with her life by the time Charlie returns?

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

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

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

9. How does Cheever feel about Marlon Brando?

10. Why do Peaches and Gee Gee have to move once a year?

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