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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) Donated the ice skating rink to the park.
(c) Built a homeless shelter.
(d) Opened a soup kitchen.

2. Why do the narrator and his friends parade in front of their neighbors' house after a new family moves in?
(a) To see if there are any boys their age in the family.
(b) They hope to be invited in for milk and cookies.
(c) To count how many people live there.
(d) To catch a glimpse of the exotic beauty who is their age.

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

4. In Story Five, when the narrator, Schwartz, and Flick hitchhike home from school, who picks them up?
(a) Their math teacher.
(b) Mr. Pulaski.
(c) Rough-looking steelworker.
(d) Their basketball coach.

5. In Story 7, the narrator is what?
(a) Applying for a job.
(b) Just starting out on his own.
(c) Fully grown.
(d) Celebrating his eighteenth birthday.

6. 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.

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

8. 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) Partake of a heavy meal.
(b) Stand in the hallway until she's ready.
(c) Share his life story with her parents.
(d) Reveal what he plans to do after high school.

9. During Spring semester in Biology II class, Daphne is what?
(a) Showing romantic interest in the narrator.
(b) Assigned to be the narrator's lab partner.
(c) Absent for three weeks.
(d) Assigned to tutor the narrator in class.

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

11. Long after the Bumpuses move out, who moves in next door to the narrator?
(a) Lithuanian family.
(b) Ukrainian family.
(c) Polish family.
(d) Czechoslovakian family.

12. In old cartoons, who was Wimpy?
(a) Betty Boop's boyfriend.
(b) Popeye's sidekick.
(c) Orphan Annie's uncle.
(d) Sylvester's friend.

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

14. The narrator is ecstatic in his Biology II class because of what?
(a) With his new tutor, he's sure to get an A.
(b) A pretty girl finally has a big crush on him.
(c) It's spring and he's feeling the excitement of the season.
(d) He gets to talk with the girl of his dreams on a weekly basis.

15. As the narrator nervously talks with Mr. Bigelow, he does what?
(a) Fumbles with coins and spills sherry.
(b) Brags about being a star basketball player and top student.
(c) Chokes on an appetizer and turns beet red.
(d) Accidentally calls the man Mr. Bumpus.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Wanda feel about the narrator?

2. How does the narrator invite the girl of his dreams on a date?

3. At the end of Story 7, what does the narrator do with his box of childhood memories?

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

5. What does Howie do now, since quitting high school?

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