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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Alice go?
(a) To Tony's car.
(b) Into the living room.
(c) To her room.
(d) Into the basement.

2. Who is Mr. Henderson?
(a) He is the neighbor.
(b) The man from the Internal Revenue Service.
(c) He is Alice's date.
(d) A man to whom Ed sells candy.

3. What scenario mirrors the challenges of the American family endured during the dire economic times of the Depression?
(a) The lack of the acceptance of Alice's family by Tony.
(b) Alice and Tony being unsure if they have enough in common.
(c) Alice's desire to be a career woman.
(d) Alice's love for the family in spite of difficulties and differences.

4. Why does Alice love Tony?
(a) He is wealthy.
(b) He is handsome.
(c) He accepts her family for who they are.
(d) He is a smooth talker.

5. How is Alice compared to the rest of her family?
(a) The most unusual of the Sycamore family.
(b) The most normal family member.
(c) The oldest sibling of the Sycamore family.
(d) The most unconventional of the Sycamore family.

6. How does Alice feel when she tells Tony she cannot marry him?
(a) She feels exasperated.
(b) She feels excited.
(c) She feels unsure.
(d) She feels tired.

7. Who is the patriarch of this zany family?
(a) Grandpa Vanderhof.
(b) Paul Sycamore.
(c) Ed Carmichael.
(d) Tony Kirby.

8. From what type of family does Alice come?
(a) One that is fairly typical.
(b) One that is similar to the Kirbys.
(c) One that accepts anyone, regardless of nationality or profession.
(d) One that is not accepting of others.

9. Why does Alice feel she has to refuse this?
(a) Her family will miss her.
(b) She wants to be a wife and mother, not a career woman.
(c) She and Tony will not last, if her family is not accepted by him and his family.
(d) She wants a normal life.

10. Why does Rheba enter the room?
(a) To talk to Alice.
(b) To check on the dinner count.
(c) She is looking for her boyfriend.
(d) To clean the room.

11. Why does Ed ask Rheba about the dinner menu?
(a) He is a very picky eater.
(b) He has a strong sense of curiosity.
(c) So that he may begin the typesetting.
(d) He wants to make sure his favorite dessert, apple pie, is included on it.

12. What does Alice ask her family to do?
(a) To leave the house.
(b) To keep Tony away from her.
(c) To please behave tonight.
(d) To hide in their rooms.

13. What do the authors show, despite the difficulties and differences in Alice's family?
(a) Tony dislike of the family.
(b) Her love for the family.
(c) The family's love for the Kirbys.
(d) They Kirby's love for the family.

14. What do the family members think of Tony?
(a) They are unsure if he is right for Alice.
(b) They are very accepting of him.
(c) They do not trust him.
(d) They do not like him.

15. From where does Penny's daughter arrive?
(a) Work.
(b) Creating fireworks.
(c) An art gallery.
(d) Selling candy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grandpa enjoy doing?

2. Where do Alice and Tony go on a date?

3. What does Alice say to Tony?

4. How might Tony feel about being interrupted by Alice's family members?

5. From where does the patriarch of this zany family come home?

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