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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. Who does the narrator find in his biology class?
(a) The girl of his dreams.
(b) The most annoying girl he's ever met.
(c) A girl with an enormous crush on him.
(d) The smartest girl he's ever met.

2. On the big day of the prom, who helps the narrator get into his painful formal wear?
(a) Schwartz.
(b) Mother.
(c) The Old Man.
(d) Flick.

3. The narrator notes that Howie used to be fun, but now he's always what?
(a) Angry.
(b) Annoying.
(c) Boring.
(d) Sleepy.

4. As the narrator waters the lawn and ponders his prom fate, how does he distract himself?
(a) By thinking about the most recent science fiction novel he's read.
(b) By scheming how he's going to get out of having to attend prom.
(c) By occasionally spraying his younger brother.
(d) By watching his neighbor Josephine through the window.

5. What comment does Josie's mother make after her daughter appears, now ready for the party?
(a) This is Josie's first date ever.
(b) Josie made her outfit by herself.
(c) The narrator had better treat Josie right.
(d) One day Josie will make a good wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the biggest event of the narrator's junior year in high school?

2. What does the narrator start to worry about at the party with Josie?

3. What was the character Wimpy known for in old cartoons?

4. What sounds does the narrator hear from the package that he receives as an adult?

5. The night of his date with Josie, the narrator arrives with what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What conflict exists for the narrator regarding the night of the party that he's invited to by Josephine?

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

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

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

6. Describe some of the pre-prom rituals.

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

8. Describe the narrator's trip to Daphne's house.

9. Why does the narrator grow more and more uncomfortable at the party with Josephine?

10. Describe the narrator's experience as he waits for Josephine to finish getting ready for their date.

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