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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. 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) Lie about the details as he sketches.
(c) Forget about the fact that the model is beautiful.
(d) Practice at home before the next class.

2. What insult does Robin hear Dylan say to Grace when she trips in the hallway?
(a) "Don't be a loser like Sophie."
(b) "Don't be such a Murphy."
(c) "Why don't you just go date Robin?"
(d) "Don't be such a Stein."

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

4. Where does Robin put his hands on Sophie that makes her seem uncomfortable?
(a) On her belly.
(b) Between her legs.
(c) Up her shirt.
(d) On her lower back.

5. 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 can tell that she is annoyed with him.
(b) Because she looks ill.
(c) Because he sees something "in her eyes."
(d) Because he thinks she might be pregnant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sophie cancel her Friday dinner plans with Robin?

2. What do Sophie and Robin do until it is time for Robin to go home?

3. Why do the college kids laugh at Robin?

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. Why do Robin's parents go to Vermont every February?

Short Essay Questions

1. What tip does Felix give to Robin to help him relax and be able to draw the naked model?

2. What does Robin do when he sees Sophie walking towards the goal post on the day that he hears his classmates use the phrase "Don't be such a Stein?"

3. How does Robin react to the first model who takes her clothes off in his art class?

4. Why does Sophie's ex-boyfriend Dylan think that the relationship between Robin and Sophie is a joke?

5. What great opportunity does Mr. Schultz present to Robin after class one day?

6. Why does Robin have such a deep relationship with classic rock and roll music?

7. Why does Robin have such a strong reaction when he hears elementary kids using the phrase "Don't be such a Murphy?"

8. Describe Sophie Stein's reputation at her high school when the book begins.

9. Explain why Robin is a "hopeless romantic."

10. Describe Robin Murphy's reputation at his high school when the book begins?

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