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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Rats on the Waterfront," how were the rats brought in?
(a) A unknowing farmer released them.
(b) As a terrorist attack.
(c) As a way to get rid of other species.
(d) Accidentally, on foreign ships.

2. What did Dockery disapprove of?
(a) Writing as a career choice.
(b) Animals used in farming.
(c) Farming.
(d) Automobiles.

3. What is the restaurant called in "I Couldn't Dope It Out"?
(a) My Golden Hills.
(b) My Red Hell.
(c) My Golden Gate.
(d) My Blue Heaven.

4. What did Mitchell call Dockery?
(a) Sir.
(b) Uncle.
(c) Man.
(d) Dad.

5. What did Mr. Cusack receive as a gift?
(a) Television.
(b) Car.
(c) Book.
(d) Radio.

6. How long has Mike been sober?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 6 weeks.
(d) 2 weeks.

7. What industry was Louis' family in before he moved?
(a) Teaching.
(b) Farming.
(c) Industrial.
(d) Fishing.

8. How old was Louis when he moved to America?
(a) 24.
(b) 18.
(c) 15.
(d) 21.

9. Where did Gould want 1/2 of his manuscript to go?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Brown.
(c) Smithsonian.
(d) Yale.

10. In "On the Wagon," what did the man need to do to keep his job?
(a) Stay sober.
(b) Make friends with the boss.
(c) Bring in more business.
(d) Go back to college.

11. In "I Blame it all on Mama," what did the woman do when Mitchell asked her about her drinking?
(a) She answered him politely.
(b) She slapped him.
(c) She laughed at him.
(d) She ignored him.

12. What is the occupation of the man in love with Peggy?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Chef.
(c) Bartender.
(d) Butcher.

13. Where did Peggy work?
(a) Library.
(b) Butcher shop.
(c) Restaurant.
(d) Candy store.

14. What kind of life did Joe Gould lead?
(a) He lived as a college student for his entire life.
(b) He lived as an introverted hermit.
(c) He lived as a servant in a rich man's house.
(d) He lived as a bum.

15. What name does Mr. Cusack assign to people who act strangely during the full moon?
(a) Full mooners.
(b) Crazies.
(c) Psychos.
(d) Lunartics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the former name of the building Louis' owns?

2. What was Mr. Cusack obsessed with?

3. What did Dockery use to haul firewood?

4. Who is the owner of the restaurant in "Up in the Old Hotel"?

5. Mitchell believes that to Peggy, what purpose did the little girl serve?

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