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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what major way did Maxwell Bigelow help the community?
(a) Paid for a second gym at the high school.
(b) Built a homeless shelter.
(c) Donated the ice skating rink to the park.
(d) Opened a soup kitchen.

2. What was the character Wimpy known for in old cartoons?
(a) Running in circles.
(b) Eating hamburgers.
(c) Flying kites.
(d) Being forgetful.

3. When the Spring Dance is announced, who does the narrator decide to invite?
(a) Josie Cosnowski.
(b) Daphne Bigelow.
(c) Wanda Hickey.
(d) Penelope Sanders.

4. What is the name of the new girl next door whom the narrator is smitten by?
(a) Josephine.
(b) Caroline.
(c) Justine.
(d) Christine.

5. As an adult, the narrator lives in what type of dwelling?
(a) A penthouse.
(b) An apartment.
(c) Low-income housing.
(d) A house.

6. What does the narrator do when he meets Josie on the way home from Pulaski's store?
(a) Offers her a candy bar.
(b) Trips and falls in front of her.
(c) Grows shy and walks away.
(d) Helps her with her groceries.

7. In the community, who is Maxwell Bigelow, Daphne's father?
(a) Chairman of the bank.
(b) Town mayor.
(c) Vice president of a steel company.
(d) Chief architect.

8. By the end of the formal dance, the narrator says that flowers are wilted, jackets are limp, and what else?
(a) Everyone's sick of the whole mess.
(b) People are gasping for air.
(c) Everybody's ready for a milkshake.
(d) His car is soaked from a passing rain shower.

9. The Bigelow family's chauffeur drives Daphne and the narrator to the Orpheum in what?
(a) Rolls Royce.
(b) Limousine.
(c) Jaguar.
(d) Convertible.

10. In his daydreams, the narrator envisions himself impressing his lady friend with what dance?
(a) Polka.
(b) Lindy.
(c) Tango.
(d) Waltz.

11. When does the narrator share with his family the news of his date with Daphne?
(a) During dinner.
(b) Right after school.
(c) As they sit in the parlor listening to the radio.
(d) While grocery shopping.

12. While the narrator is watering the lawn, who walks by?
(a) Wanda Hickey.
(b) Mr. Pulaski.
(c) Scut Farkas.
(d) Daphne Bigelow.

13. During what holiday do we find the narrator at the start of Story 7?
(a) Easter.
(b) Halloween.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Valentine's Day.

14. To the narrator, Daphne Bigelow is what?
(a) Charming, funny, and witty, but accident prone.
(b) The school's biggest braniac.
(c) The personification of everything ideal in a girl.
(d) Snobbish, elitist, and no fun to be around.

15. What is the name of the Bigelow family's chauffeur?
(a) Boris.
(b) Raymond.
(c) Anthony.
(d) Drew.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrator emerges from the bathroom after preparing for his date with Josie, his face is covered with what?

2. What sounds does the narrator hear from the package that he receives as an adult?

3. By the time Josie and the narrator have reached their homes walking from the grocery store, what has transpired?

4. In Story 7, the narrator is what?

5. During Spring semester in Biology II class, Daphne is what?

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