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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. What type of dog does the neighbor, Teddy, have?
(a) Pitbull.
(b) Poodle.
(c) Dachsund.
(d) Collie.

2. What topic do Art and Cleveland discuss?
(a) Spirituality.
(b) Promiscuity.
(c) Philanthropy.
(d) Bigness.

3. How did Cleveland's mother die?
(a) She hanged herself.
(b) She had cancer.
(c) She was in a car accident.
(d) She had a heart attack.

4. What does Art view from looking into Pittsburgh's ravine?
(a) The Lost Neighborhood.
(b) Broadway.
(c) Garment district.
(d) Tin Pan Alley.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following is NOT one of Art's concerns about the French literature Phlox will have to read?

3. What does Phlox think about Arthur's homosexuality?

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

5. Why is Jane angry at Cleveland?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the environment at the bookstore.

2. Why does Art search for his picture of Godzilla's egg before leaving his apartment for the day?

3. How does the author use foreshadowing when talking about Art's interest in Arthur's homosexuality?

4. What are some of the phases that Phlox goes through in her life?

5. What happens when Jane unexpectedly shows up at the summer house?

6. Who is Happy?

7. What does Phlox think her relationship with Art is and what does she do about it?

8. How does the topic of homosexuality first come up in the story?

9. How does Art meet Arthur?

10. How does Art feel about Cleveland's meeting his father?

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