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

2. What does the man offer the boy and girl?
(a) A cigarette.
(b) A sandwich.
(c) Free sheets.
(d) A drink.

3. What does the man say to the girl as they dance as the end of the story?
(a) I hope you like me.
(b) I hope you like my dancing.
(c) I hope you like your bed.
(d) I hope you like your boyfriend.

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

5. Where does the man tell the boy he is going to sit?
(a) On the bed.
(b) On the rattan chair.
(c) On the sofa.
(d) At the kitchen table.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the girl say to the man after he tells them that "everything goes" (5)?

2. What is the "something" the man sees in the faces of the boy and girl in the lamplight?

3. What is the final thing the girls says to the man as they dance in his driveway?

4. How does the boy plan to pay the man?

5. What does the girl do after she is done dancing with the boy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the boy tell the man and the girl the whiskey does to him?

2. What does the man offer the boy and the girl to drink? What does he do after that?

3. Why does the girl just pick a record at random when the man tells her to pick something?

4. What does the man say about the neighbors watching him dance with the girl at the end of the story?

5. What does the girl tell the other people about the night at the man's house?

6. Why does the girl tell the story of the night at the man's house to everyone? Does she figure anything out?

7. What does the man suggest the boy and girl do after he puts on a second record? What does the boy think of this suggestion?

8. What does the man drop on the sofa? Who helps him?

9. What does the man think as he watches the faces of the boy and girl in the lamplight?

10. Describe the man and the girl dancing together at the end of the story.

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