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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The night of his date with Josie, the narrator arrives with what?
(a) A bouquet of flowers.
(b) A box of chocolates.
(c) His bicycle.
(d) The family car.

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

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

4. How does the Old Man react to the news that the narrator has asked Max Bigelow's daughter out on a date?
(a) He doesn't take the news seriously.
(b) It means nothing to him.
(c) He asks the narrator if he's out of his mind.
(d) He's impressed.

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

6. The weekend before prom, what is the narrator's fate?
(a) All of the girls he's invited have soundly rejected him.
(b) He hasn't yet asked Daphne to the prom.
(c) He's asked Daphne, but she said no.
(d) He's decided to pretend to get sick so he can ditch the prom.

7. When the narrator emerges from the bathroom after preparing for his date with Josie, his face is covered with what?
(a) Acne cream.
(b) Aftershave lotion.
(c) Band-aids.
(d) Tissue scraps.

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

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

10. After his date with Daphne, how does the narrator get home?
(a) Hitches a ride.
(b) Is driven by the chauffeur.
(c) Rides his bike.
(d) Walks.

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

12. Why did Howie quit high school?
(a) To work and support his aging parents.
(b) He was failing.
(c) He never liked school.
(d) To get married.

13. As an adult, the narrator is a former what?
(a) Husband.
(b) Police officer.
(c) GI.
(d) Teacher.

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What comment does Josie's mother make after her daughter appears, now ready for the party?

2. In Story 7, the narrator is what?

3. Where must the narrator and his friends rent prom clothes from?

4. What is the name of the new girl next door whom the narrator is smitten by?

5. The narrator is ecstatic in his Biology II class because of what?

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