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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The prom outfit for each boy includes a white jacket, dark trousers, shoes, socks, shirt, tie, boutonniere, and what else?
(a) Cummerbund.
(b) Vest.
(c) Matching handkerchief.
(d) Top hat.

2. Why is the adult narrator embarrassed when the doorman sees him?
(a) He forgot to tip the doorman that week.
(b) He has chocolate on his face and spilled milk on his trousers.
(c) In his hurry to open his mysterious package, he forgot to get dressed.
(d) He's covered in toys from his youth, including a space helmet and a zap gun.

3. What is the name of the family that moves next door to the Shepherds long after the Bumpuses move out?
(a) Cosnowski.
(b) Zacharzewski.
(c) Kozlowski.
(d) Obodzinski.

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

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

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

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

8. How does the narrator get to the Bigelow family's neighborhood?
(a) Gets a ride from his father.
(b) Long bike ride.
(c) Long bus ride.
(d) Takes the family car.

9. Once inside the party location with Josie, the narrator realizes he's at a what?
(a) School.
(b) Movie theater.
(c) Church.
(d) Community center.

10. What sounds does the narrator hear from the package that he receives as an adult?
(a) Shattered glass and a bell.
(b) A duck quacking and the clanking of contents.
(c) A mechanical whirring and a strange squeak.
(d) The sounds of springs and gears.

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

12. Where do we find the narrator at the beginning of Story 7?
(a) Boston.
(b) Baltimore.
(c) Manhattan.
(d) Chicago.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Bigelow family's chauffeur drives Daphne and the narrator to the Orpheum in what?

2. How does the narrator leave the party he attends with Josie?

3. When the narrator is invited inside his neighbors' house, what is he expected to do while he waits for Josie to finish getting ready?

4. What happens to the adult narrator's childhood fire chief hat?

5. When his friends ask the narrator who he plans to invite to the big dance, what does he say?

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