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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the boy say he is going to do after the second time the girl tells him to kiss her on the bed?
(a) See if anyone is home.
(b) Get in the car and leave.
(c) Love her forever.
(d) Kiss her.

2. What part of the house does the man look at set up on his front yard at the start of the story?
(a) The dining room set.
(b) The bedroom set.
(c) The living room set.
(d) The bathroom.

3. How are the sheets described, which lay on the drawers near two pillows?
(a) Checkered.
(b) Solid.
(c) Zig-zagged.
(d) Candy striped.

4. What does the girl say to the boy as they pass the man's house with the items outside?
(a) Someone must have gotten kicked out.
(b) This guy must be crazy.
(c) Looks like we have new neighbors.
(d) It must be a yard sale.

5. What word does both the man and the girl use to describe the bed when the man first arrives?
(a) Super.
(b) Good.
(c) Lousy.
(d) Groovy.

6. What word does she use to describe what the people who set the items outside of the house must be?
(a) Impulsive.
(b) Desperate.
(c) Crazy.
(d) Broke.

7. Who is the author of "Why Don't You Dance?"?
(a) Richard Copper.
(b) Christoper Roy.
(c) Carl Raymond.
(d) Raymond Carver.

8. How does the reader know people in the neighborhood are watching the boy and the girl in the driveway alone?
(a) People stand on their porches and stare.
(b) Someone tells them to get a room.
(c) Cops approaching saying they have been called by several neighbors.
(d) Lights come on in the houses up and down the street.

9. What item does the boy say is "pretty good" (3) before going to see if anybody is home?
(a) The TV.
(b) The record player.
(c) The heater.
(d) The bed.

10. Why does Jack feel uneasy getting on the bed with the girl?
(a) Other people are in the driveway with them.
(b) He barely knows the girl.
(c) He thinks they should see if anybody is home.
(d) The neighbors are watching.

11. From what material was the kitchen set made?
(a) Oak.
(b) Marble.
(c) Aluminum.
(d) Steel.

12. What part of the house is the man in at the start of the story?
(a) Living Room.
(b) Bathroom.
(c) Kitchen.
(d) Bedroom.

13. What does the boy say to the girl when she tells him to kiss her on the bed?
(a) Let's get up.
(b) I thought you'd never ask.
(c) Of course.
(d) Gross.

14. What word does the author use for chest of drawers in the story?
(a) Dresser.
(b) Chiffonier.
(c) Bureau.
(d) Cabinet.

15. What does the man tell the girl it is "good" that she found when he arrives at the house?
(a) The TV.
(b) The couch.
(c) The record player.
(d) The bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color was the too large cloth that covered the kitchen table that was outside of the house?

2. Where are the girl and the boy when the man approaches his house?

3. What does the girl tell the boy to do if someone is home and they discuss prices?

4. How much does the man say he was thinking of asking for the bed?

5. How much does the girl offer for the man after the man tells them how much he wanted?

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