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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where are the girl and the boy when the man approaches his house?
(a) The girl is on the porch, the boy is on the bed.
(b) The girl is on the bed, the boy is on the porch.
(c) The girl is in the car, the boy is on the bed.
(d) The girl is on the couch, the boy is at the kitchen table.

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

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

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

6. 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.

7. What three items does the boy tell the man they are interested in when the man first arrives at the house?
(a) The kitchen set, heater, and record player.
(b) The rattan chair, chiffonier, and TV.
(c) The TV, bed, and desk.
(d) The TV, kitchen set, and pillows.

8. 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) Get in the car and leave.
(b) See if anyone is home.
(c) Love her forever.
(d) Kiss her.

9. What does the girl tell the boy to do if someone is home and they discuss prices?
(a) Offer a little more so they can ensure a sale.
(b) Offer $10 less than whatever they are asking.
(c) Offer to buy the whole lot for $100.
(d) Ask if they can deliver.

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

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

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

13. What color was the too large cloth that covered the kitchen table that was outside of the house?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Green.
(c) Pink.
(d) White.

14. What does the man say to the girls offer for the bed?
(a) No way.
(b) He'd take it.
(c) Price is firm.
(d) Get lost.

15. How much does the man say he was thinking of asking for the bed?
(a) $50.
(b) $80.
(c) $125.
(d) $30.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the reader know people in the neighborhood are watching the boy and the girl in the driveway alone?

2. What part of the house is the man in at the start of the story?

3. From what material was the kitchen set made?

4. What is the first thing the boy plugs in when they stop in the man's driveway to look at the items?

5. What does the boy say he will do if anyone is home?

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