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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the other students write mean things about Sophie?
(a) The cafeteria.
(b) The football field.
(c) The art class chalkboard.
(d) The bathroom walls at school.

2. What does Robin's college art instructor tell him to do in order to get his drawing to look right?
(a) Move into better light.
(b) Practice at home before the next class.
(c) Forget about the fact that the model is beautiful.
(d) Lie about the details as he sketches.

3. What observation does Eve make about the male model that the art students draw?
(a) That she knows him from her philosophy class.
(b) That he looks like her brother.
(c) That his manly parts are "gigantic."
(d) That he should really be a fashion model.

4. What does Robin discover about the model?
(a) That she is a grandmother.
(b) That she is his former third-grade teacher.
(c) That she is his mom's friend.
(d) That she is more interesting to draw than the thinner, more beautiful model was.

5. What does Robin tell the other people in his college art class to call him?
(a) Murph.
(b) Murphy.
(c) Rob.
(d) Robin.

6. When did Robin begin dating his new girlfriend?
(a) On his birthday.
(b) Christmas break.
(c) Spring break.
(d) The first day of school.

7. What is Robin's image before dating Sophie?
(a) No one really knows who he is.
(b) He is one of the most popular kids in school.
(c) He is considered a "dork."
(d) He is known as a bully.

8. What distinguishing feature does Robin Murphy have?
(a) Long curly hair.
(b) A mustache.
(c) Red hair.
(d) Purple eyes.

9. What musical artist's name do Robin and Sophie makes puns about?
(a) Bob Dylan.
(b) John Lennon.
(c) Ray Charles.
(d) Ray Davies.

10. What item does Robin buy at a thrift shop because it reminds him of a favorite painting?
(a) A glass vase.
(b) A yellow hat.
(c) A ceramic dog figurine.
(d) An old photo of a tree.

11. What class do Robin and Sophie have together?
(a) Choir.
(b) Art class.
(c) English class.
(d) Math class.

12. What advice does the college art instructor give the class about sketching a person?
(a) He says to keep it as vague as possible.
(b) He says to keep it as realistic as possible.
(c) He says to try to infuse some personality in the drawing.
(d) He says to focus on what is "below the surface."

13. Why does Robin avoid his parents when he gets home from school?
(a) Because he does not want to answer questions about his day.
(b) Because his parents don't want him to date Sophie.
(c) Because he is tired and just wants to take a nap.
(d) Because he knows that they will yell at him for being late.

14. Why is Robin concerned about his relationship with Sophie on the day that the other students find out that they are dating?
(a) Because he sees something "in her eyes."
(b) Because he can tell that she is annoyed with him.
(c) Because she looks ill.
(d) Because he thinks she might be pregnant.

15. Where does Robin overhear Sophie and her friends talking about him the next day at school?
(a) The locker room.
(b) The library.
(c) The cafeteria.
(d) The water fountain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sophie tell Robin about the conversation with her friends?

2. What is Sophie doing when Robin calls her?

3. What does Robin tell his mother when she picks him up from the college art class on the night he was first invited to go out?

4. Who does Robin correctly name as the artist who said, "I don't know anything about music. In my line of business, you don't have to." ?

5. What is Tessa's real name?

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