The Ballad of the Sad Café Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Ballad of the Sad Café Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is entranced by Marvin?
(a) Amelia.
(b) Buddy.
(c) Sara.
(d) Cousin Lymon.

2. Eventually Lymon has access to Amelia's house, cash register and __________________.
(a) keys to everything.
(b) safe deposit box.
(c) car.
(d) inheritance.

3. What has Lymon convinced Amelia to buy for the cafe?
(a) A big screen TV.
(b) A mechanical piano.
(c) A jukebox.
(d) An espresso machine.

4. What does drinking liquor in Amelia's house signify?
(a) Her engagement party.
(b) The end of Prohibition.
(c) The opening of her cafe.
(d) Her housewarming party.

5. Both Frances and the student in #78 have been dubbed ________________.
(a) adequate.
(b) pleasant.
(c) poor learners.
(d) child geniuses.

6. What is the physical manifestation of Cousin Lymon's outcast status?
(a) His hunchback.
(b) His yellow eyes.
(c) His albino coloring.
(d) His bald head.

7. In this story, McCullers intimates that a certain level of _____________ is part of life.
(a) fear.
(b) anxiety.
(c) horror.
(d) absurdity.

8. Why does Lymon say he is mesmerized by Marvin?
(a) Marvin is a compassionate person.
(b) Marvin has been to Atlanta and to jail.
(c) Marvin is very intelligent.
(d) Marvin is very witty.

9. Who is Miss Amelia?
(a) A dance hall girl.
(b) A school secretary.
(c) A schoolteacher.
(d) The occupant of the largest house in town.

10. What rude name does Marvin call Cousin Lymon?
(a) Jerk.
(b) Brokeback.
(c) Dummy.
(d) Midget.

11. What is a wunderkind?
(a) German priest.
(b) Opera singer.
(c) Cartoon character.
(d) Child genius.

12. What role does Amelia enjoy playing in the community?
(a) Country doctor.
(b) Beautician.
(c) Sommelier.
(d) Sheriff.

13. Where does Marvin serve time for committing crimes?
(a) Sing Sing prison.
(b) Alcatraz prison.
(c) Leavenworth prison.
(d) Atlanta penitentiary.

14. What business does Amelia run from her house?
(a) Child Care Center.
(b) Beauty Salon.
(c) Bakery.
(d) General Store.

15. To where does Amelia retreat after her defeat?
(a) Her office.
(b) The beauty salon.
(c) Church.
(d) Her bedroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the weather as the story opens?

2. What eventually happens to the town?

3. What is an evil omen about Marvin?

4. What magazine does Mister Lafkowitz point out to Frances?

5. What is the busiest night in Amelia's cafe?

(see the answer keys)

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