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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what building is Jack's academic department?
(a) Adolf Hall.
(b) Siskind Commons.
(c) Centerary Hall.
(d) Olin Hall.

2. Who comes over to watch TV with some of the Gladney children?
(a) Tweedy.
(b) Howard.
(c) Murray.
(d) Eric.

3. Who was Gladys?
(a) Babette's mother.
(b) Mr. Treadwell's sister.
(c) Tweedy's sister.
(d) Bee's mother.

4. Where was Mr. Treadwell found?
(a) County Outlet Mall.
(b) Mid-Village Mall.
(c) Town Center Shopping
(d) Backhome Department Store.

5. What does she teach there?
(a) Aerobics.
(b) Singing.
(c) Needlepoint.
(d) Posture.

6. What is happening to Heinrich's hair?
(a) It is becoming curly.
(b) It is turning gray.
(c) It is receding.
(d) It is growing long.

7. What does Jack wear when he is in his J. A. K. persona?
(a) A bowler hat.
(b) Black glasses.
(c) A false mustache.
(d) Overshoes.

8. What kind of car plays a big role in the first chapters of the book, as parents drop off the college students?
(a) Station wagons.
(b) Cabs.
(c) Sports cars.
(d) Moving vans.

9. Why does the family crowd into Steffie's room?
(a) To watch a movie.
(b) To help her clean her room.
(c) To pack up her books.
(d) To watch the sunset.

10. What was Eric Massingale's former profession?
(a) Microchip sales engineer.
(b) Dentist.
(c) Elvis impersonator.
(d) X-ray technician.

11. What is his opponent in jail for?
(a) Postal fraud.
(b) Grand theft auto.
(c) Money laundering.
(d) Murder.

12. Where does Denise find Babette's Dylar bottle?
(a) In Babette's purse.
(b) In the recycling bin.
(c) In the backyard.
(d) In the trash under the kitchen sink.

13. In what month does the book begin?
(a) November.
(b) August.
(c) September.
(d) October.

14. When the family sees this person on TV, they are surprised and scared.
(a) Babette.
(b) Jack.
(c) Janet.
(d) Howard.

15. Who is the narrator of this novel?
(a) Howard.
(b) Murray.
(c) Babette.
(d) Jack.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which language does Bee speak a little of?

2. What is Heinrich's mother's name?

3. What does Babette like to drink when she comes from class?

4. What does Babette like to do with Wilder?

5. What is the structure Murray and Jack visit, which is claimed to be the "most photographed" such structure?

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