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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. How does Ben feel about his adoptive father?
(a) He wants to be free from George
(b) He is jealous of George and Cecil
(c) He does not want George as a father
(d) He sees George as his real father

2. Mr. Karras considers Ben to be
(a) His prisoner
(b) His son, Sam
(c) His ward and student
(d) His wife's nephew

3. Reese finally admits that in the hotel lobby he told little Ben to
(a) Go find his mother
(b) Get lost
(c) Go get a drink
(d) Go alone to the bathroom

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

5. How does the law treat Cecil?
(a) She is charged with everyhing possible
(b) She is acquitted of everything
(c) She is punished to the full extend of the law
(d) She is pitied and left alone

Short Answer Questions

1. During her day spent with Sam, Beth begins to understandto

2. Vincent considers his family's life to be like a

3. What makes it impossible to interrogate Cecil about the kidnapping?

4. Reese goes to jail for

5. How does Vincent reveal his true heart to Ben?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you describe the ending of this story? Is it happy? Is the story a tragedy?

2. Who is Cecil Lockhart, and why is her photo on George's mantel?

3. Why does Beth seek out Nick again? Does she get what she wants?

4. How does Beth steady herself for photographing scenes?

5. What is the primary reason for Sam's depression and unhappiness?

6. Is Vincent's thesis topic ironic? Why, or why not?

7. What does Beth discover when Vincent leaves for school on this memorable morning when the family is about to re-claim Ben? How does it make her feel?

8. Why does Reese refer to the celebration of Ben's return as a "manger scene?"

9. What does the court order in terms of custody of Ben/Sam? Why?

10. What might have been the reason that Vincent did not share the unfortunate interaction with his coach with Dr. Kilgore?

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