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

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 couch, the boy is at the kitchen table.
(c) The girl is on the bed, the boy is on the porch.
(d) The girl is in the car, the boy is on the bed.

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

4. What is the first item the girl shows interest in as they pass the man's house?
(a) The record player.
(b) The kitchen set.
(c) The desk.
(d) The bed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does both the man and the girl use to describe the bed when the man first arrives?

2. What does the boy say about the pillow when the girl asks how it feels?

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

4. What does the girl do as the boy sits on the couch with a cigarette looking at the TV?

5. What item does the boy say is "pretty good" (3) before going to see if anybody is home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is inside the man's house at the start of the story?

2. Why does the girl tell the boy he should offer $10 less than whatever they are asking?

3. What does the boy say he is going to do if anybody is home after he gets off the bed?

4. What does the boy do when he first gets to the house and begins looking at the things?

5. What two things does the boy do "for no good reason" (2) instead of seeing if anyone is home as he said he would?

6. What is the first thing the man says to the girl when he sees the two at his house?

7. Why is the boy hesitant to lay on the bed with the girl when she asks him?

8. Why does the boy pull over when he sees all of the things outside the man's house?

9. How did people react when they drove by and saw all of the man's things outside his house? What does the man realize he has in common with these people?

10. What items does the boy tell the man they are interested in when the man first arrives?

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