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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 is the name of the person Mitchell talks about in "A Mess of Clams"?
(a) Barbee.
(b) Gould.
(c) Clock.
(d) Colborne.

2. What occupation does Jane dream of having?
(a) Stenographer.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Author.
(d) Model.

3. What did Charles often sell?
(a) Odds and ends.
(b) Fishing bait.
(c) Food.
(d) Antiques.

4. Under what circumstance would Mazie give the poor a ticket for free?
(a) They would buy her food.
(b) They cleaned up.
(c) They stopped living in front of the theater.
(d) They would run errands.

5. What did Commodore do to make a living?
(a) He owned a business.
(b) He held an annual ball.
(c) He served food at a cafe.
(d) He begged on the streets.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mitchell say populated streets at night?

2. Who did Daniel leave his business to when he died?

3. What last name did Mazie choose?

4. How did Jane's father feel about her?

5. Which character looked down on possessions?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Mitchell's feelings about the privacy of his subjects?

2. What is the significance of the rats in the street at night?

3. How does Ellery's attitude differ from that of other captains?

4. What is "On the Wagon" about?

5. What message does Mitchell attempt to send about gypsies?

6. Why did Jane choose not to shave her beard?

7. What does Jim's companion teach him in "The Kind Old Blonde"?

8. How does Mitchell describe McSorley's?

9. Why is the story about Joe Gould last in Up in the Old Hotel and Other Stories?

10. What happens in "I Blame it all on Mama"?

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