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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. 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) The neighbors are watching.
(d) He thinks they should see if anybody is home.

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

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

4. What does the man have in his sack as he approaches the house?
(a) Sandwiches, chips, and soup.
(b) Sandwiches, beer, and whiskey.
(c) Whiskey, tequila, and vodka.
(d) Cigarretes, magazines, and vodka.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the man take from his sack first when he arrives at the home to find the girl and boy?

3. What does the man tell the girl it is "good" that she found when he arrives at the house?

4. What does the man say to the girls offer for the bed?

5. What is the first item the girl shows interest in as they pass the man's house?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the man first appear on the scene? Where is he coming from and what does he have?

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

4. What is the first thing the girl does when they get out of their car and begin to look at the items?

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

6. Where is the man at the very start of the story? What is he doing? What is he looking at?

7. How do the boy and girl bargain with the man for the items they ask about? Who seems in charge of the negotiations?

8. 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?

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

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

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