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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What bad thing did Peggy say she did?
(a) She killed her father.
(b) She insulted a child.
(c) She killed her sister.
(d) She dropped out of school.

2. How old was Hugh Flood at the time the events Mitchell writes about occurred?
(a) 103.
(b) 73.
(c) 93.
(d) 83.

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

4. What kind of business is Madame Visaggi's?
(a) Psychic.
(b) Candle shop.
(c) Candy store.
(d) Restaurant.

5. Why was it illegal for people to harvest the bay in Andrew's story?
(a) It was polluted.
(b) The water was unsafe.
(c) It was barren.
(d) It was in a strange boundary area.

6. The painter who painted Joe imagined that he was which of the following?
(a) An artist.
(b) An angry person.
(c) An exhibitionist.
(d) A hermit.

7. What did Louis and Mitchell see in the third and fourth stories of the restaurant?
(a) Stored food.
(b) Books.
(c) Crates and boxes.
(d) Furniture.

8. What is Andrew Zimmers called?
(a) Ocean worshipper.
(b) Shellfish hunter.
(c) Ocean lover.
(d) Shelffish protector.

9. What is the name of the man who guessed Hugh Flood would die soon?
(a) Mr. Mooney.
(b) Mr. Margit.
(c) Mr. Mayen.
(d) Mr. Morrow.

10. Where did Gould want 2/3 of his manuscript to go?
(a) LACMA.
(b) Smithsonian.
(c) Writing Museum.
(d) Harvard.

11. After Joe's death, how did Mitchell feel about him?
(a) He became interested again.
(b) He lost interest in him.
(c) He thought he was too angry.
(d) He wanted to respect his privacy.

12. Which sentence best describes the way Mitchell wrote Hugh Flood as a subject?
(a) He never existed.
(b) He is an unreal character.
(c) He is a very realistic character.
(d) He is a compilation of characters.

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

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

15. What is Ellory's natural talent?
(a) Writing.
(b) Fishing.
(c) Painting.
(d) Giving speeches.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Peggy ask to walk her home?

3. Where do Mitchell and Zimmers have chowder?

4. What did Dockery disapprove of?

5. Where did Joe feel most at home?

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