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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Art's father NOT say to him at dinner?
(a) He is worried about Art.
(b) He can't believe Art likes working at a bookstore.
(c) He is moving to Montana.
(d) He is doubtful about Phlox.

2. What does Art NOT think about the motorcycle rider?
(a) He knows Art's father.
(b) He is going to kidnap or kill Art.
(c) He is a Hell's Angels member.
(d) He wants revenge on Art's father.

3. What happens to Happy, the Bellwethers' collie in Chapter 7?
(a) She goes to obedience school.
(b) She gets hit by a car.
(c) She is mated with the neighbor's dogs.
(d) She learns to play dead.

4. Art makes plans with his father to ______________.
(a) Go to a Steelers game.
(b) Have a few beers.
(c) Have dinner.
(d) Play poker.

5. At what hotel does Joe stay when he is in Pittsburgh?
(a) The Ritz.
(b) The Four Seasons.
(c) Duquesne Hotel.
(d) The James Hotel.

6. Who do all the friends assume Art will now have an affair?
(a) Riri.
(b) Phlox.
(c) Arthur.
(d) Abdullah.

7. What name do two bookstore employees call Art?
(a) A fag.
(b) A perv.
(c) A homo.
(d) A queer.

8. What does Art tell the bookstore employees?
(a) He is quitting next week.
(b) His kidnapping was a prank of Cleveland's.
(c) He got a raise.
(d) He got fired.

9. Who does Arthur meet and leave the bar with?
(a) Beau.
(b) Billy.
(c) Brock.
(d) Bobby.

10. Who does the motorcycle rider reveal himself to be?
(a) Cleveland.
(b) Abdullah.
(c) Arthur.
(d) Riri.

11. Who is Art's father?
(a) Jerry Buchwald.
(b) Jim Bechstein.
(c) Joe Bellingham.
(d) Joe Bechstein.

12. Which of the following is a name Phlox has also been called?
(a) Miri.
(b) Mookie.
(c) Mau-Mau.
(d) Muu-Muu.

13. Why is Art critical of Phlox's college major?
(a) There is not much use for an art historian.
(b) Pittsburgh is not a great location for a Marine Biologist.
(c) Dutch translators have few career options.
(d) Her only hope is being a low-earning French teacher.

14. What was Art's major in college?
(a) Journalism.
(b) Biology.
(c) French.
(d) Economic.

15. What does Art wonder about his relationship with Arthur?
(a) How long it will last.
(b) How he can get out of it.
(c) Whether he is good for his morale.
(d) Whether it makes him gay by association.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a nickname of Art's new friends?

2. Who is a source of contention between Arthur and Abdullah?

3. What does Art think Phlox looks like when she emerges from the bathroom?

4. How does Art respond when Cleveland tells Art he likes him?

5. Why must Art keep Happy locked in the basement?

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