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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) Lies down on the bed.
(b) Opens a can of beer and pours more whiskey.
(c) Takes off his shoes.
(d) Lights another cigarette.

2. 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 desk.
(c) The bed.
(d) The couch.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the man tell the girl to pick for them?

3. What does the man say to the girl when she asks how much he wants for the desk?

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

5. What word does the man use to address the boy and the girl?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does the man tell the boy and girl about the record player after he turns off the TV?

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

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

9. 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?

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

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