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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. Why must Art keep Happy locked in the basement?
(a) She is recovering from surgery.
(b) She is in heat.
(c) She is being punished.
(d) She has a virus.

2. What does Art think Phlox looks like when she emerges from the bathroom?
(a) A World War II soldier's wife.
(b) A hooker.
(c) A movie star.
(d) A school teacher.

3. How does Art respond when Cleveland tells Art he likes him?
(a) He laughs.
(b) He leaves the room.
(c) He tears up.
(d) He swears.

4. What is Art's father's profession?
(a) Banker.
(b) Accountant.
(c) Chef.
(d) Gangster.

5. Where does Art's father live?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) Boston.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Denver.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whose summer house do Art, Arthur and Cleveland go for a break from Pittsburgh?

2. Who do all the friends assume Art will now have an affair?

3. Who is Cleveland's sister?

4. What task will Arthur be doing for Jane's family?

5. Who does Arthur say he has slept with?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the environment at the bookstore.

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

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

4. Why are Cleveland's antics a source of possible problems for Art?

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

6. How do the precipice and the cloud factory symbolize Art's fantasies for his new life?

7. What does Cleveland do to get back at Jane's parents?

8. Why is Art's life filled with secrets?

9. Who is Happy?

10. What happens when the Bellwethers return home early?

(see the answer keys)

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