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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the man do after telling the boy and girl he will sell them the record player for cheap?
(a) Lights another cigarette.
(b) Lies down on the bed.
(c) Opens a can of beer and pours more whiskey.
(d) Takes off his shoes.

2. What does the man say to the girl when she asks how much he wants for the desk?
(a) $50.
(b) Name a figure.
(c) You can have it.
(d) It's not for sale.

3. What is the "something" the man sees in the faces of the boy and girl in the lamplight?
(a) Love or hate.
(b) Rich or poor.
(c) Nice or nasty.
(d) Smart or dumb.

4. Why does the girl tell everyone the story of the night with the man in the driveway?
(a) It was the night she and her boyfriend broke up.
(b) She thought it was the best night of her life.
(c) She had had a very boring life up to that point.
(d) She knew there was more to it and was trying to talk it out.

5. What does the boy say after he and the girl dance to a few records in the driveway?
(a) I'm starving.
(b) Let's go home.
(c) I'm tired.
(d) I'm drunk.

6. What does the man tell the girl to pick for them?
(a) A TV show to watch.
(b) A record to listen to.
(c) A type of pizza to order.
(d) A beer to drink.

7. What is the final thing the girls says to the man as they dance in his driveway?
(a) You must be desperate or something.
(b) You must really like this song.
(c) You must be the nicest man on earth.
(d) You must be moving far away.

8. What does the boy tell them the whiskey does as he holds up the glass and jiggles it?
(a) Makes you hungry.
(b) Goes to your head.
(c) Makes you queasy.
(d) Gets you sleepy.

9. What does the girl say to the man after he tells them that "everything goes" (5)?
(a) You're very nice.
(b) Is this stuff really yours?
(c) You're crazy.
(d) Why?

10. What does the girl tell the boy she wants to buy after the man drops his cigarette between the couch cushions?
(a) The lamp.
(b) The bed.
(c) The couch.
(d) The desk.

11. What does the man tell the boy and girl he is going to do after he turns off the TV?
(a) Take a nap.
(b) Put on a record.
(c) Have another drink.
(d) Eat his sandwich.

12. What word does the man use to address the boy and the girl?
(a) Cats.
(b) People.
(c) Kids.
(d) Lovebirds.

13. What does the girl do after she is done dancing with the boy?
(a) She eats the man's sandwich.
(b) She has another drink.
(c) She lights a cigarette.
(d) She dances with the man.

14. What does the girl stop doing "after a time" (6) according to the final lines of the story?
(a) She stops trying to figure out what happened that night.
(b) She stopped listening to the records.
(c) She stopped trying to find the man.
(d) She stopped dating Jack.

15. What type of liquor does the boy pour for the girl?
(a) Rum.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Tequila.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the man tell the boy he is going to sit?

2. What does the man say to the girl as they dance as the end of the story?

3. What does the girl tell the boy she wants in the drink he pours her?

4. Where do the boy and girl sit after they have their drinks?

5. What does the man suggest the boy and girl do after he puts on a second record?

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