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

2. What does Ethan's son want to look at on the day before Easter?
(a) His father's war wound.
(b) His grandfather's sword.
(c) His father's baseball mitt.
(d) His grandmother's picture album.

3. What does Ethan say he has never actively sought?
(a) Love.
(b) Money.
(c) Attention.
(d) Fame.

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

5. How does Ethan feel when Margie comes to dinner?
(a) Happy.
(b) Afraid.
(c) Amused.
(d) Confused.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Mary question her husband's faith?

2. What will be built where an old hotel is being bulldozed?

3. Who invites Ethan and his wife over for tea on Easter?

4. Where did Ethan meet Mary?

5. What is Willie's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the salesman say to Ethan when they speak for the first time?

2. What does Ellen ask Ethan the day before Easter?

3. What does Allen say he wants to be when he grows up, and why?

4. What causes Ethan to forget to open the store doors the day before Easter?

5. What does Ethan think of when he goes to the old harbor?

6. What are Joey's rules of life?

7. What does Marullo want to do to save money at the beginning of the book?

8. What distracts Ethan while he is at Dinner with Mary and Margie?

9. What does Ethan find when he gets to the store on the Tuesday after Easter?

10. What did Ethan like to shoot as a child, and what ended his love for hunting?

(see the answer keys)

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