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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Allen tell Ethan he wants to be when they are in the attic?
(a) A banker.
(b) A pirate.
(c) A politician.
(d) A soldier.

2. What holiday is being celebrated at the beginning of the book?
(a) Passover.
(b) Lent.
(c) Good Friday.
(d) Hanukkah.

3. What does Ethan do when he can't get to sleep at the beginning of the book?
(a) Go for a walk.
(b) Draw.
(c) Read a book.
(d) Watch the television.

4. What does Margie do when she can't read Ethan's fortune?
(a) Leaves in a hurry.
(b) Yells at Ethan.
(c) Makes something up.
(d) Slaps Mary.

5. Where does Ethan suggest Mr. Marullo go?
(a) New York.
(b) The hospital.
(c) Sicily.
(d) His house.

6. What does Ethan tell Mr. Baker kills a man?
(a) Age.
(b) Erosion.
(c) Embarrassment.
(d) Failure.

7. Who does Ethan think about on Easter?
(a) Cousin Dressie.
(b) Great Aunt Delilah.
(c) Aunt Deborah.
(d) Grandma Dorothy.

8. What does Ethan say his wife never does when they talk?
(a) Retain.
(b) Take interest.
(c) Listen.
(d) Care.

9. How much money does Danny ask Ethan for?
(a) $2,000.
(b) $1,500.
(c) $1,000.
(d) $500.

10. What does Mr. Marullo give Ethan on Easter?
(a) A raise.
(b) An Easter bonus.
(c) A bag of candy.
(d) A lamb roast.

11. What does Margie NOT do while she is at Ethan's house for dinner?
(a) Talk to Ethan.
(b) Look Mary in the eye.
(c) Eat her food.
(d) Flirt with Ethan.

12. Who does Ethan bring up at the tea service that is dismissed by all in attendance?
(a) His grandfather.
(b) Danny.
(c) Margie.
(d) His mother.

13. What does Ellen ask Ethan the day before Easter?
(a) If Jesus is real.
(b) If he is going to divorce her mother.
(c) When he will be rich.
(d) If he loves her.

14. What does Allen say he wants to be when he grows up at the beginning of Part Two?
(a) A writer.
(b) A TV star.
(c) A singer.
(d) A game show host.

15. Which of the following questionable things are good men in the town NOT doing?
(a) Buying land with privileged information.
(b) Selling bad produce.
(c) Fixing tickets.
(d) Inflating prices.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the item that the sleepwalker touched come from?

2. What happened to Ethan's grandfather's ship?

3. Who taught Ethan most of what he knows about religion?

4. What does Ethan's wife never do when she sleeps?

5. What does Ethan evaluate after his Easter dinner?

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