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

2. What is the only class Jack still teaches?
(a) Elementary German.
(b) Pop-culture studies.
(c) Advanced Nazism.
(d) History of World Cinema.

3. What does Denise say causes cancer in lab animals?
(a) Asbetsos.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Sugarless gum.
(d) Mylex.

4. Why did they have to evacuate the school?
(a) There was a fire.
(b) A principal ran away.
(c) A child disappeared.
(d) Because people were getting sick.

5. Which character says that she was thinking seriously of eating "yogurt and wheat germ" at this first lunch depicted in the novel?
(a) Steffie.
(b) Babette.
(c) Wilder.
(d) Denise.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the German teacher live?

2. Which child likes to burn toast?

3. Who is Bee's father?

4. Who comes over to watch TV with some of the Gladney children?

5. Why does Heinrich interrupt Jack and the girls?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the family lunch the Gladneys eat, in terms of who attended, what they ate and what the mood was.

2. What is Jack's position at the college?

3. What kind of exercise does Babette do? Does Jack join in?

4. Why did Babette want to see "station-wagon" day?

5. What does Bee claim about the conflict between her mother and stepfather?

6. What does Babette look like?

7. What is Babette's attitude toward parents watching television with their children?

8. Why does the chancellor suggest that Jack should change his persona, and what does he suggest?

9. Heinrich is playing chess with someone through letters. Describe his opponent.

10. Why does Babette ask if Bee and Steffie know each other?

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