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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Hyannis Port Story," what meeting does Robert Taft Rumfoord interrupt?
(a) A Girl Scout meeting.
(b) A VFW meeting.
(c) An Odd Fellows meeting.
(d) A Lions Club meeting.

2. What makes up the text of "The Manned Missiles?"
(a) TV commercials.
(b) Diary entries.
(c) Letters.
(d) Songs.

3. When George and the narrator drink together, who does George call?
(a) His ex-wife.
(b) His girlfriend.
(c) His son.
(d) His son's friend.

4. Where does Quinn decide to send Jim?
(a) Chicago.
(b) New York.
(c) Baltimore.
(d) Detroit.

5. Where do the amphibians keep with their bodies?
(a) Keep them in storage.
(b) Hide them at home.
(c) Donate them to the needy.
(d) Sell them for profit.

6. In "The Kid Nobody Could Handle," what does George teach?
(a) English.
(b) Band.
(c) Math.
(d) Gym.

7. Why does George Heinzhold drive to his school in the middle of the night?
(a) He thinks he forgot to shut off his lights.
(b) He has a dream that sends him there.
(c) He gets a call about a robbery.
(d) He can't fall asleep.

8. In "The Hyannis Port Story," who lights the portrait up at night?
(a) The butler.
(b) Robert.
(c) The maid.
(d) Clarice.

9. Where does David get lost while looking for a deer?
(a) His boss' house.
(b) The woods.
(c) The basement of his office building.
(d) The Works.

10. Who watches over the children?
(a) A teacher and an assistant.
(b) A nun and a priest.
(c) A carpenter and a mechanic.
(d) A widow and her son.

11. In "The Lie," what grade level attends school at Whitehill Academy?
(a) Middle school.
(b) High school.
(c) Elementary school.
(d) Pre-school.

12. Why does Joe leave the orphanage?
(a) He thinks he sees his father.
(b) He is kicked out.
(c) He can't stand the other kids anymore.
(d) He wants to find a job.

13. In "The Lie," what does Eli's father do to try to get Eli into Whitehill?
(a) Donate a large sum of money.
(b) Sneak him in.
(c) Write Eli's entrance essay for him.
(d) Beg committee members.

14. Who invites the narrator over for drinks?
(a) John Kennedy.
(b) The Pirate.
(c) The Commodore.
(d) Hay Boyden.

15. Why can't Eli attend Whitehill Academy?
(a) His parents do not have enough money.
(b) He did not pass the entrance exam.
(c) He showed up late too many times.
(d) He cheated on a test.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does EPICAC create for the narrator?

2. When Heinz visits his wife the day after she gives birth in "Adam," what does Heinz say to all her statements?

3. What does Barnhouse refuse to tell government officials?

4. In "The Euphio Question," what change is made to the second production of Euphios?

5. What does Mikhail Ivankov do for a living?

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