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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who owns the dog that Jerry can't stand?
(a) His aunt
(b) Peter
(c) A neighbor down the street
(d) The landlady

2. Where does the play take place?
(a) Brooklyn Park
(b) The West Side
(c) The New York Zoo
(d) Central Park

3. What does Jerry begin by telling Peter about the zoo?
(a) When the animal shows take place.
(b) What his favorite animals are.
(c) Why he went to the zoo in the first place.
(d) How much it costs.

4. What does Jerry wonder?
(a) If he has been walking south.
(b) If he has been walking north.
(c) If he has been walking east.
(d) If he has been walking west.

5. What does Jerry wonder about Peter?
(a) If he enjoys sitting and listening to Jerry.
(b) If he has pets.
(c) If he wants to go home.
(d) If he likes the park.

6. Why does Peter return to this question?
(a) Jerry seemed to have an interest in publishing.
(b) Peter wants to know where Jerry lives.
(c) Jerry seemed so emphatic about it.
(d) Peter feels comfortable talking about his children.

7. Then of what does Jerry plan to speak?
(a) The zoo.
(b) His subway ride.
(c) His parents.
(d) His trip home.

8. What does Jerry presume about Peter?
(a) He is trying to make sense of his words and actions.
(b) He is uncomfortable.
(c) He wants to leave.
(d) He is nervous.

9. Fill in the blanks in this quote from Jerry: "Sometimes a person has to go a very long ________ out of his way to come back a short _______ correctly."
(a) Distance, distance
(b) Roundabout, way
(c) Way, way
(d) Route, route

10. What does Jerry begin?
(a) Another long monologue about living in New York.
(b) Another long monologue about the zoo.
(c) Another long monologue about his job.
(d) Another long monologue about a vacation he had taken.

11. What does an uncomfortable Peter wonder about Jerry?
(a) Why Jerry is talking to him.
(b) Why Jerry is in the park.
(c) Why Jerry lives in such a place.
(d) Why Jerry lives in such a nice place.

12. How does the person hearing the phrase in #80 respond?
(a) Grimaces
(b) Laughs
(c) Giggles
(d) Walks away

13. What caused Jerry's dad to die?
(a) An omnibus
(b) A heart condition
(c) Nothing, he's still alive
(d) His wife

14. How does the landlady act towards Jerry?
(a) She does not talk to him.
(b) She is understanding and sweet.
(c) She emits fumes and sexual lust towards him.
(d) She only talks to him when rent is due.

15. What does Jerry want to know about writers?
(a) What makes them want to write.
(b) What training you need to be a writer.
(c) What they like.
(d) How much money they make.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Jerry was fifteen, what did he say that he was?

2. What does Jerry want to know about Peter?

3. Where does Jerry live?

4. What does Jerry's typewriter type?

5. What does Jerry do on a daily basis?

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