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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 room of the Owens' house does Augie live in with Kayo and Mimi?
(a) The cellar.
(b) The garage.
(c) The attic.
(d) The work shed.

2. Where is Augie's father at the opening of the novel?
(a) He is missing.
(b) He is in prison.
(c) He is dead.
(d) He is in a mental institution.

3. How much will the March family's co-pay be to put Momma in a home for the blind?
(a) $5 per month.
(b) $10 per month.
(c) $20 per month.
(d) $15 per month.

4. How was Ruth Snyder executed?
(a) She was poisoned.
(b) She was shot.
(c) She was hanged.
(d) She was electrocuted.

5. What is the name of the March family's caseworker at the local Charity?
(a) Hinsley.
(b) Darrington.
(c) Franks.
(d) Lubin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following religions does the March family adhere to?

2. Who demands that Georgie be institutionalized when he reaches puberty?

3. What city does the March family live in?

4. What type of animal does Augie associate with the Biblical prophet, Elijah?

5. What does Augie pawn to help pay for his mother's medical expenses?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Augie betray William after the stock market crash?

2. What religion does Augie's family practice?

3. Why is Augie fired from his job at Deever's Department Store?

4. How does William accommodate his wife's decorating whims in their living room?

5. Who is William Einhorn?

6. What other famous disabled persons does Augie contemplate as he is caring for William Einhorn?

7. Who is "Grandma"?

8. What quarrelsome love triangle does Augie have to sort out, even though he is not involved in it?

9. Why does Simon lose out on his engagement to Cissy Flexner?

10. Why does Augie meet regularly with his caseworker, Lubin?

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