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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first character mentioned in The Easter Parade?
(a) Emily.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Pookie.
(d) Tony Wilson.

2. Where does Jack decide to take Emily in Part 2: Chapter 2?
(a) To Europe.
(b) To California.
(c) On a cruise.
(d) To New York.

3. What does Emily explain to the neighborhood children?
(a) The color of the sky.
(b) The Easter Bunny.
(c) Divorce.
(d) Sex.

4. When Emily wakes at night in Part 2: Chapter 2, what does she find Jack doing?
(a) Writing.
(b) Reading.
(c) Walking through the house.
(d) Drinking alone.

5. What does Emily's family push her to do after graduating from college?
(a) Get a new job.
(b) Quit working.
(c) Get married again.
(d) Have children.

6. Which college does Emily receive a scholarship to?
(a) Barnard College.
(b) Sarah Lawrence College.
(c) New York University.
(d) Bard College.

7. Sarah and Tony get married in what season of 1941?
(a) Fall.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

8. What is the first location mentioned in the novel?
(a) Pittsburgh, PA.
(b) Sacramento, CA.
(c) Miami, FL.
(d) Tenafly, NY.

9. How does Emily react to Jack's book?
(a) Emily thinks it's not well-written.
(b) She is supportive.
(c) Emily laughs.
(d) She is unsupportive.

10. Who is Harold Schneider?
(a) The newspaper delivery boy.
(b) Pookie's boyfriend.
(c) Sarah's boyfriend.
(d) Emily's friend from next door.

11. Where does Emily go at the end of Part 2: Chapter 2?
(a) Montana.
(b) New York.
(c) Iowa.
(d) Virginia.

12. Who do Jack and Emily visit in Part 2: Chapter 1?
(a) Walter.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Tony.
(d) Pookie.

13. Who is Sarah's project going to be about in Part 2: Chapter 1?
(a) Her sister, Emily.
(b) One of her husband's ancestors.
(c) A cabin by a lake.
(d) New York City.

14. Where are Tony's parents planning on moving?
(a) To Iowa.
(b) Into the city.
(c) To California.
(d) To Tenafly, NY.

15. Where is Sarah working when she is required to attend the Easter Parade?
(a) For United China Relief
(b) At a newspaper.
(c) At the mayor's office.
(d) On a campaign.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sarah abandon the book she was working on?

2. What is Emily and Sarah's father's profession?

3. Where does Emily live before she goes to college?

4. Whom does Emily get a letter from in Part 2: Chapter 2?

5. What does Walter do during the outing with Emily to celebrate news of her scholarship?

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