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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator, as an adult, owns some fine furniture and has a what?
(a) Chef.
(b) Helicopter.
(c) Doorman.
(d) Motorcycle.

2. As the narrator prepares for his first date with Daphne, he goes through half a bar of Lifebuoy soap, Old Spice talcum powder, and what else?
(a) Pepsodent toothpaste and a gallon of Listerine mouthwash.
(b) A bottle of Ralph Lauren cologne.
(c) A stick of Drysol deodorant.
(d) Three Gillette razors and a can of Barbasol shaving cream.

3. How does the narrator feel when, as an adult, he receives a mysterious package?
(a) Completely indifferent.
(b) Old and burned out.
(c) Like he's five-years-old again.
(d) First excited, then overcome by dread and caution.

4. What do Daphne and the narrator watch at the Orpheum?
(a) Little Rascals.
(b) Charlie Chaplin movie.
(c) John Wayne movie.
(d) Gone With The Wind.

5. What is the biggest event of the narrator's junior year in high school?
(a) Junior Prom.
(b) Inaugural Prom.
(c) Valentine's Day Dance.
(d) Homecoming.

6. When the narrator and Josie reach the party destination, where does he think he is?
(a) Two counties over.
(b) A new club in town.
(c) House of a wealthy family.
(d) The Elks Club.

7. Mother wants the narrator to invite which girl to the prom?
(a) Daphne Bigelow.
(b) Wanda Hickey.
(c) Regina Delfin.
(d) Angeline O'Connor.

8. Who answers the door when the narrator goes to Daphne's house?
(a) Her sister.
(b) The butler.
(c) Daphne.
(d) Her father.

9. Who does the narrator find in his biology class?
(a) The girl of his dreams.
(b) A girl with an enormous crush on him.
(c) The most annoying girl he's ever met.
(d) The smartest girl he's ever met.

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

11. The narrator and his date accompany another couple to the prom on a double-date. Who is the other couple?
(a) Flick and Fiona.
(b) Daphne and Lyle.
(c) Josephine and Arnold.
(d) Schwartz and Clara.

12. When the doorman retrieves a childhood toy for the adult narrator, who does he have to fight for it?
(a) Senile old man who found it.
(b) Local auctioneer.
(c) Little boy who had picked it up.
(d) Thrift shop owner.

13. What does the Old Man believe regarding one's prom date?
(a) The choice for prom date can foretell one's future.
(b) The boy must show utter and complete respect towards his date.
(c) She should not wear a trashy dress.
(d) She should look better than the boy she's with.

14. When the narrator is invited inside his neighbors' house, what is he expected to do while he waits for Josie to finish getting ready?
(a) Reveal what he plans to do after high school.
(b) Stand in the hallway until she's ready.
(c) Partake of a heavy meal.
(d) Share his life story with her parents.

15. What does Howie do now, since quitting high school?
(a) Volunteers in the community.
(b) Eats at a soup kitchen for the homeless.
(c) Runs his own business.
(d) Works two jobs to make ends meet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator wearing on his date with Daphne?

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

3. As the narrator waters the lawn and ponders his prom fate, how does he distract himself?

4. In Story Five, when the narrator, Schwartz, and Flick hitchhike home from school, who picks them up?

5. What is the name of the family that moves next door to the Shepherds long after the Bumpuses move out?

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