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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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) To catch a glimpse of the exotic beauty who is their age.
(c) To count how many people live there.
(d) They hope to be invited in for milk and cookies.

4. Where does the new family next door to the Shepherds move from?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Detroit.
(c) Boston.
(d) Milwaukee.

5. How does the narrator's memorable prom night end?
(a) He hastily says goodbye to his date and runs down the street, where he throws up.
(b) He runs out of gas and has to walk back home.
(c) He passes out on the sidewalk and wakes up to a dog licking his face.
(d) He rips his suit and has to pay for damages.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who answers the door when the narrator goes to Daphne's house?

2. How does the narrator react when he sees Josie all dressed up for the party?

3. What does the Old Man believe regarding one's prom date?

4. What happens to the goodnight kiss between Wanda and the narrator?

5. What does the narrator, as an adult, receive from his mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does the narrator live when he is an adult?

2. How does the narrator get his fire chief hat back?

3. How does the narrator's prom night end?

4. How does the narrator's family react when he says that he's asked Daphne Bigelow out on a date?

5. How does the narrator ask Wanda Hickey to the prom?

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

7. With the Bumpuses long gone, who finally moves in next door to the Shepherds?

8. Describe how the narrator prepares for his date with Daphne.

9. How does the narrator's date with Josephine end?

10. When the narrator asks Daphne out on a date, and she agrees, what daydreams go through his mind?

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