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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jack says if Denise is a "pint-sized commissar," then Bee was a "silent" what?
(a) Actor.
(b) Witness.
(c) Participant.
(d) Gem.

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

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

4. Where does Babette like to run?
(a) The track.
(b) Around the block.
(c) On the treadmill.
(d) The stadium steps.

5. Jack is the Chair of what department?
(a) German department.
(b) History department.
(c) American Studies.
(d) Department of Hitler studies.

6. What is the name of the town where this novel is set?
(a) Wellfleet.
(b) Hopewell.
(c) Blacksmith.
(d) Blackwell.

7. How much is tuition at the College-on-the-Hill?
(a) Nine thousand dollars.
(b) Thirty thousand dollars.
(c) Fourteen thousand dollars.
(d) Thirty-three thousand dollars.

8. What, according to Tweedy, is "the last refuge of gracious living"?
(a) Four-star restaurants.
(b) Travel by motorcoach.
(c) Communist revolt.
(d) Airline travel.

9. Where does Murray live?
(a) With his children.
(b) In a hotel.
(c) In a student dormitory.
(d) In a rooming house.

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

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

12. What does Babette like to do with Wilder?
(a) Play video games.
(b) Play board games.
(c) Play word games.
(d) Play sports.

13. What is the relationship between Dana Breedlove and Jack.
(a) Spouses.
(b) Ex-spouses.
(c) Siblings.
(d) Co-workers.

14. What color does Jack use to describe the moon when he and Babette walk home from the Church?
(a) Daffodil.
(b) Sunflower.
(c) Chartreuse.
(d) Marigold.

15. What Asian food does Bee offer to prepare?
(a) Kimchi.
(b) Pad Thai.
(c) Dimsum.
(d) Sushi.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Denise?

2. Which character says that she was thinking seriously of eating "yogurt and wheat germ" at this first lunch depicted in the novel?

3. Where did Steffie and Bee meet each other?

4. Where does Jack stop on the way back from the airport after dropping off Bee?

5. Where does Babette teach?

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