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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. Who wants to call the Bellwethers to tell them what happened to Happy?
(a) Riri.
(b) Teddy's mother.
(c) Arthur.
(d) Jane.

2. Who is the protagonist of THE MYSTERIES OF PITTSBURGH?
(a) Art Bechstein.
(b) Abe Bechstein.
(c) Art Buchwald.
(d) Art Bellingham.

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

4. Which of the following do Art and Phlox NOT do at the bar?
(a) Play footsie.
(b) Dance.
(c) Sit together in a corner.
(d) Drink martinis.

5. Who shows up unexpectedly at the summer house?
(a) Jane Bellwether.
(b) Art's father.
(c) Phlox.
(d) Anna.

Short Answer Questions

1. What game do Art and Phlox play at the bar?

2. Whose childhood friend of Art's is now an associate of Cleveland's?

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

4. Which of the following do Art, Arthur and Cleveland NOT do at the summer house?

5. Why is Art critical of Phlox's college major?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Art agree to have a beer with Arthur?

2. Where is Art working for the summer?

3. What is Art's perspective on his education and his upcoming summer?

4. How does the author indicate that Art may have had an emotional breakdown at one point?

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

6. What does Teddy's mother do when she discovers what the boys have done to Happy?

7. What is the story of Cleveland's family?

8. How does the author show Phlox's opinion of Arthur's sexuality?

9. Who is Happy?

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

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