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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alice say to Tony?
(a) Come in.
(b) Goodnight.
(c) Wait.
(d) Goodbye.

2. What is Ironic about Alice's refusal?
(a) She will meet her future husband at work.
(b) Her family is so understanding and loving.
(c) She initially refuses Tony's proposal on the grounds that her own family will not be accepted in Tony's world.
(d) Tony will be the love of her life, if she would only go on a date with him.

3. Why might Tony like Alice's family?
(a) They are so different from his own.
(b) They are very similar to his family.
(c) They give great presents.
(d) The dinners are superb.

4. From where do Paul Sycamore and Mr. DePinna emerge?
(a) The basement.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The garage.
(d) The second floor.

5. Why is Essie Carmichael making candy?
(a) Her mother sells candy from the home.
(b) It is one of her many hobbies.
(c) She loves candy.
(d) Her husband, Ed, has taken orders for the sweets that need to be filled today.

6. What does Grandpa enjoy doing?
(a) Attending commencement exercises.
(b) Selling candy.
(c) Working at the bank.
(d) Running the household.

7. What does Alice declare?
(a) The dance is beautiful.
(b) She wants to begin reading the book immediately.
(c) The fireworks' red glow is beautiful.
(d) The painting is the most beautiful one she has ever seen.

8. What is unusual about the apartment?
(a) There are unusual noises throughout the apartment.
(b) Everyone is in the same room.
(c) It is quiet.
(d) The windows are boarded up.

9. Where does Tony attend college?
(a) Columbia University.
(b) NYU.
(c) Cambridge University in England.
(d) Northwestern University.

10. What does Tony remind Alice?
(a) His family is even more odd.
(b) They will be building their own lives away from their families.
(c) They do not have to live near her family.
(d) Every couple has challenges with family dynamics.

11. Why might Tony feel the way he does about the Sycamore family?
(a) They are not as kind as his family.
(b) They are more accepting than his own family.
(c) They are strange and unusual.
(d) They do not seem to like him.

12. How might Alice feel about being interrupted by her family members?
(a) Annoyed.
(b) Angry.
(c) Happy.
(d) Sad.

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

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

15. Who does Alice think the visitor might be?
(a) A neighbor.
(b) Tony.
(c) Grandpa.
(d) Paul.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the purpose of the cluttered and chaotic living room of Grandpa Vanderhof?

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

3. What does Alice initially refuse?

4. What does Tony mention about his family?

5. What do Alice and Tony declare?

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