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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. Where must the narrator and his friends rent prom clothes from?
(a) Julie Bee's Formal Suits & Gowns.
(b) Al Swank's Formalwear.
(c) Anthony's Fancy Clothes.
(d) Gizelle's Swanky Threads.

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

3. The Bigelow family's chauffeur drives Daphne and the narrator to the Orpheum in what?
(a) Jaguar.
(b) Convertible.
(c) Limousine.
(d) Rolls Royce.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator find in his biology class?

2. The prom outfit for each boy includes a white jacket, dark trousers, shoes, socks, shirt, tie, boutonniere, and what else?

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

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

5. To the narrator, Daphne Bigelow is what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What impression does the narrator make on Mr. Bigelow, Daphne's dad?

2. What are some of the items the narrator finds in the box of toys his mother sends him when he's an adult?

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

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

5. Describe the narrator's first major encounter with Josephine.

6. After the prom, Schwartz and the narrator take their dates to the Rooster. What happens there?

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

8. Describe Daphne Bigelow, the girl of the narrator's dreams.

9. Describe Daphne's and the narrator's date.

10. How does the narrator feel after looking through his box of childhood treasures?

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