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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Newt do because he loves Catharine?
(a) Goes A.W.O.L. from the army.
(b) Proposes marriage.
(c) Writes her a song.
(d) Fights with her fiance.

2. In "More Stately Mansions," what does Grace talk to her new neighbors about when she first meets them?
(a) Decorating.
(b) Sewing.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Working.

3. What happens when Grace is in the hospital?
(a) Anne visits daily.
(b) George inherits money.
(c) George puts his house up for sale.
(d) Anne fixes up her house.

4. Where does the salesman eat lunch?
(a) A pub.
(b) A private house.
(c) The only eatery in town.
(d) A yacht club.

5. Why does Paul turn his radio up louder in "Next Door?"
(a) Because it is his favorite song.
(b) Because he is bored.
(c) Because he wants to see how loud it can get.
(d) Because the neighbors are fighting.

6. Who is required to take ethical birth control pills?
(a) Everyone.
(b) Men between 18 and 50.
(c) Teenage women.
(d) Test subjects.

7. Why does Newt tell Catharine he may be punished heavily?
(a) He wants her to admit she loves him.
(b) He wants her to feel bad for him.
(c) He wants her to loan him money.
(d) He wants her to apologize to him.

8. What did fishermen in Barnstable discover?
(a) That tuna is good to eat.
(b) That fishing is poor in their town.
(c) That small fish make the best bait.
(d) That salmon swim upstream.

9. What does Harold tell the stranger in "Tom Edison's Shaggy Dog?"
(a) Current events.
(b) The bus schedule.
(c) Gossip about the neighbors.
(d) His life story.

10. How does Billy the Poet put Nancy to sleep?
(a) With truth serum.
(b) With sleeping pills.
(c) With a boring story.
(d) With alcohol.

11. Who helps George with his renovations?
(a) Anne and the narrator.
(b) A plumber and an electrician.
(c) Grace and her sister.
(d) The narrator only.

12. What does Harry do a week after his final performance with Helene?
(a) He stops acting.
(b) He writes his own play.
(c) He moves to Michigan.
(d) He marries Helene.

13. What does Foster learn about his securities after their analysis?
(a) They are worth less than he thought.
(b) They are essentially worthless.
(c) They need to be reinvested.
(d) They are worth more than he thought.

14. What year did Thomas Edison live in the stranger's neighborhood?
(a) 1879.
(b) 1779.
(c) 1679.
(d) 1979.

15. Who does the stranger say gave him a useful stock tip?
(a) Thomas Edison.
(b) His dad.
(c) Harold.
(d) Sparky.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Foster's father spend much of his time according to Alma?

2. How does Vonnegut describe Random House's definitions?

3. Where does the salesman find the directors?

4. What was one of the biggest changes to occur in Barnstable?

5. How does Helene start to fall in love with Harry?

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