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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Beth cannot restrain herself from
(a) Tearing at George Karras
(b) Going to the Karras's front door
(c) Screaming at George Karras
(d) Hugging Ben's baseball mitt

2. How did the FBI handle the possibility of Cecil's involvement in Ben's kidnapping
(a) They thoroughly investigated Cecil
(b) They fingerprinted Cecil's small son
(c) They missed clues and ignored the possibility
(d) They never had Cecil's fingerprints

3. While they wait to make their move to get Ben, Pat Cappadora
(a) Takes a nap
(b) Goes for a walk
(c) Does some yoga
(d) Eats his lunch

4. George Karras now suffers from
(a) His wife's incarceration
(b) The loss of a son
(c) Bone cancer
(d) Mental illness

5. Beth's romantic feelings about Nick are dissolved when she learns
(a) He is an upstanding citizen
(b) He is really in love with his wife
(c) He has had affairs with other women
(d) He has fathered other children

6. Ben assures Beth that his parents were
(a) Sticklers for manners
(b) Controllling and harsh
(c) Somewhat sick
(d) Not bad people

7. Sam/Ben is somewhat phobic about
(a) Baseball
(b) Family
(c) Germs
(d) Shoes

8. How does Vincent react to the limelight surrounding Ben's return?
(a) He tries to avoid the attention
(b) He resents the press
(c) He is hostile to interviewers
(d) He basks in the attention

9. Reese goes to jail for
(a) Stealing and crashing the coach's car
(b) Drinking and driving
(c) Beating the coach
(d) Being drunk and disorderly

10. Which of Beth's skills kicks into play when she sees the neighbor boy?
(a) Her astute talent for photography
(b) Her extrasensory perception
(c) Her entrepreneurial sense
(d) Her compassionate techniques with children

11. Why does Beth read English novels?
(a) She enjoys the mundane nature of the stories
(b) The characters are emotionally detached
(c) She likes the long, drawn-out plots
(d) The characters are polite and proper

12. What does the school require for the Cappadoras to pick up Ben?
(a) An affidavit
(b) A summons
(c) A subpoena
(d) A conservatorship

13. Why does Reese see the luncheon as a "manger scene?"
(a) Ben is wrapped in blankets
(b) There are animals surrounding the scene
(c) Everyone is there to worship Ben
(d) Ben's mother is beaming

14. In preparation for the Cappadora's reclaiming of their son, Ben has been
(a) Locked up in his classroom
(b) On a bus out of town
(c) Home, hiding in his room
(d) Put into protective custody

15. What has Beth been doing when the boy comes to her door?
(a) Trying to comb the snarls out of Kerry's hair
(b) Taking a shower
(c) Brushing the hair of the family dog
(d) Trying to dry and style her hair

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the young neighbor boy want who knocks at Beth's door?

2. Ben has been in Kerry's school since he was

3. Vincent and Ben begin to bond with

4. Pat begins sleeping on the couch when

5. George Karras appears to be

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