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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mary do when she hears that Ethan owns the store?
(a) Jumps up and down.
(b) Laughs.
(c) Cries.
(d) Faints.

2. Whom does Ethan think should own the talisman now?
(a) Allen.
(b) Ellen.
(c) Margie.
(d) Mary.

3. Whom does Margie want to release from the pain of his life?
(a) Baker.
(b) Morphy.
(c) Joey.
(d) Ethan.

4. Where does Margie offer to take the kids so Ethan and Mary can be alone?
(a) Her house.
(b) New Brunswick.
(c) Washington D.C.
(d) New York.

5. What is the weather like as Ethan and Mary head out on their vacation together?
(a) Rainy.
(b) Sunny and hot.
(c) Snowy.
(d) Foggy.

6. What place did Allen win in the essay contest?
(a) Second.
(b) Third.
(c) Honorable Mention.
(d) First.

7. Who is the only person who Ethan thinks might know what he has started?
(a) Marullo.
(b) Margie.
(c) Baker.
(d) Mary.

8. Whom does Ethan say he think turned Marullo into the Department of Immigration?
(a) Margie.
(b) Joey.
(c) Stoney.
(d) Baker.

9. What did Marullo do when he was deported?
(a) Gave the store to Ethan.
(b) Willed all his property to Mary.
(c) Revealed an affair he had with Margie.
(d) Wrote a letter asking Ethan to help him.

10. What did the clerks at the bank do all day when Ethan heard he now owned the store?
(a) Caught a man trying to rob the bank.
(b) Quit their jobs.
(c) Hired an extra guard.
(d) Kept the foot alarms near.

11. What does Ellen ask Ethan to let her hold during the party for Allen?
(a) His hand.
(b) Allen's framed speech.
(c) The talisman.
(d) Her old doll.

12. How does Margie plan to make her financial situation secure?
(a) Become the mistress of a rich man.
(b) Sue a company.
(c) Wait for her uncle to die.
(d) Find a husband.

13. Why can't Mary relax while on vacation?
(a) She wants to check on her inheritance.
(b) She wants to have her fortune read.
(c) She wants to visit the store.
(d) She wants to spread the news.

14. Where do Ethan and Mary go for their holiday together?
(a) Martha's Vineyard.
(b) Montauk.
(c) Michigan.
(d) Minneapolis.

15. After celebrating Allen's prize, what does Ethan do in his dream just before he wakes up?
(a) Sees the store sinking like a ship.
(b) Kisses Danny.
(c) Gets shot.
(d) Shoots Baker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Margie think her alimony money is about to stop?

2. What does Ethan put in his pocket before leaving the house after hearing about Allen's speech being discredited?

3. What does Ethan find in his pocket at the end of the book?

4. Whom does Ethan talk to when he is in bed after celebrating Allen's prize?

5. What causes Ethan to abort his robbery plan?

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