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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joe do with all the newspapers he buys from the newsboy?
(a) Saves articles for scrapbooks.
(b) Cuts coupons.
(c) Throws them aside.
(d) Lines birdcages.

2. Although the men in the bar think Harry is a good dancer, they are less enthusiastic about his ______________ skills.
(a) Singing.
(b) Acting.
(c) Comedic.
(d) Ventriloquist.

3. What does Tom realize he needs in order to marry Kitty?
(a) A new suit.
(b) Money.
(c) An education.
(d) A house.

4. What nationality do Joe and the woman share?
(a) Irish.
(b) Polish.
(c) German.
(d) Italian.

5. What does Joe say stopped him from crying as a young boy when his mother died?
(a) Toys.
(b) Carnivals.
(c) Candy.
(d) Movies.

6. What is the name of the horse Joe tells Nick to bet on?
(a) Sweetie Pie.
(b) McDaddy.
(c) McCarthy.
(d) McDougall.

7. What is the Arab's stock reply to almost everything?
(a) "What goes around, comes around."
(b) "Make hay while the sun shines."
(c) "The early bird gets the worm."
(d) "No foundation, all the way down the line."

8. What are the initials on the bag of a woman Joe is fixated on?
(a) M.l.
(b) M.E.
(c) M.J.
(d) M.M.

9. Harry wants Nick to hire him as a ________________.
(a) Disc jockey.
(b) Comedian.
(c) Grill cook.
(d) Bartender.

10. What does Harry do while the other men in the bar engage in a spirited conversation?
(a) Plays the marble machine.
(b) Works on his dance routine.
(c) Plays the phonograph.
(d) Reads the newspaper.

11. What is Joe doing at a table by himself?
(a) Texting
(b) Playing cards
(c) Watching TV
(d) Drinking

12. What is the name of the horse that Joe claims to have won?
(a) Precious Moment.
(b) Precious Time.
(c) Just In Time.
(d) Just Precious.

13. What is Dudley R. Bostwick's greatest need?
(a) To find a woman.
(b) To find an apartment.
(c) To find a job.
(d) To find his parents.

14. Which of the following characteristics does not describe Tom?
(a) Stoic.
(b) Rudimentary.
(c) Astute.
(d) Dim-witted.

15. In what city is Nick's Pacific Street Saloon, Restaurant and Entertainment Palace located?
(a) San Diego.
(b) San Jose.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) San Luis Obispo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of Nick's family members comes into the bar and delights Nick with his/her presence?

2. What does Kit give the men in the bar all night?

3. Who is Krupp?

4. Joe is always eager, yet always ____________.

5. What city have Joe and Mary both visited?

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