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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. After getting to know her, Si admits what about Julia?
(a) That he's falling a little in love with her.
(b) That he thinks she may be his mother.
(c) That she's nice, but he prefers Katie.
(d) That she takes good care of the boarding house.

2. On his way to the agency in Chapter 16, what detour does Si make?
(a) To the post office.
(b) To the Dakota.
(c) To 19 Gramercy Park.
(d) To Katie's house.

3. What does Julia want Si to do before he leaves the boarding house in Chapter 15?
(a) Clean his room.
(b) Sketch a drawing of her on paper.
(c) Sketch the boarding house.
(d) Take her photograph.

4. When Si goes for a ride on the top of a bus, what does the bus driver talk about?
(a) Children playing in hay at the park.
(b) How unhappy he is living in 1882.
(c) Homeless children sleeping in hay bales.
(d) Homeless people living in the museum.

5. The day after the incident at Jake's office, who comes to the boarding house and asks for Si and Julia?
(a) Carmody.
(b) Mrs. Carmody.
(c) Jake.
(d) A police officer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Si use to sketch a picture of Julia in the frost on the window?

2. When Si leaves the boarding house to go into New York, what does he take with him?

3. When Jake and Carmody meet a second time, how much money does Carmody offer Jake?

4. Why does Si insist that Julia return home?

5. Why does Danziger quit the agency?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Jake Pickering and why is he not happy to meet Si?

2. What connection does Julia make between the boots in Jake's room and Carmody?

3. When Si returns to the agency after his day off, why is everyone there distracted?

4. What personality traits to Esterhazy and Jake Pickering have in common?

5. As Si and Julia hide in a corner of Jake's office, what happens between Carmody and Jake?

6. After spending the day with Julia, how does Si begin to feel about her?

7. The day after the fire, when Si and Julia see Carmody again, what is his condition?

8. When Si visits 19 Gramercy Park in the present, what might he have hoped to learn by asking the young woman who answered the door if she knew of Julia?

9. How does Si learn that Carmody is motivated by social advancement?

10. When Julia asks Si to sketch her, why do you think Si was nervous about doing so?

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