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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is this person's name?
(a) Essie.
(b) Grandpa Vanderhof.
(c) Penny.
(d) Paul.

2. What does Tony's comment about family dynamics foreshadow?
(a) The easiness in which his family operates.
(b) His lack of a family.
(c) His loving, yet odd family.
(d) His harsh and difficult family.

3. Why is what this person shows her important?
(a) It his most recent fireworks masterpiece.
(b) It is a book that has been in the family for generations.
(c) It is a painting of Alice.
(d) It is a dance that Essie has choreographed.

4. Why does Alice declare this?
(a) Her family is not so strange afte rall.
(b) Her relationship with Tony will work out after all.
(c) Her mother is so kind and thoughtful.
(d) She loves her grandfather.

5. Why does Alice tell Tony she cannot marry him?
(a) She no longer loves him.
(b) Her family does not approve of him.
(c) She is already married.
(d) He can never understand her family.

6. What does Alice initially refuse?
(a) To spend time with her family.
(b) To go to work.
(c) To date Tony.
(d) Tony's proposal.

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

8. Who passes Mr. Henderson in the hall?
(a) Paul.
(b) Tony.
(c) Mr. Kolenkhov.
(d) Alice.

9. What else does Alice declare?
(a) Everything is beautiful.
(b) The painting is gorgeous.
(c) The dance is fantastic.
(d) The book is beautiful.

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

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

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

13. What does Penny assume about the man standing in the doorway?
(a) He is Alice's date.
(b) He is from the IRS.
(c) He is looking for Ed.
(d) He is the neighbor.

14. Who does Alice find?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her grandfather.

15. Why must the two part for the evening?
(a) Alice's family does not like Tony.
(b) It is late.
(c) They are in an argument.
(d) They have broken up.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Donald arrive with flies?

2. Who is the patriarch of this zany family?

3. What genre of play is "You Can't Take It With You?"

4. How does Alice respond to Tony?

5. For what can Grandpa see no need?

(see the answer keys)

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