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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 Peter say in reaction to the description of the landlady?
(a) You're in love with her
(b) That's a lie
(c) That's disgusting
(d) Is she for real?

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

3. Who cries all the time, according to Jerry?
(a) He does
(b) The woman on the third floor
(c) Peter
(d) His aunt

4. Peter carries no more than ________ with him at any time.
(a) $5
(b) $40
(c) $20
(d) $60

5. Where did Peter read about the situation referred to in question 31?
(a) The newspaper
(b) A doctor's office
(c) Time magazine
(d) A medical text

Short Answer Questions

1. How far does a person sometimes have to go?

2. To what is the landlady compared?

3. What does Jerry not like to do very much?

4. What does Jerry quickly interrupt Peter to tell him?

5. Where will he learn this?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Peter feel about Jerry's musings?

2. Where does Peter work?

3. How does Peter feel as Jerry is speaking to him?

4. How does Peter end up on one side of the bench?

5. What happened to the person that Jerry then moved in with?

6. What does Jerry do to harm the dog?

7. What does Jerry inform Peter he will learn all about in the papers?

8. How does Jerry calm Peter?

9. How does Jerry die?

10. What does Jerry provoke as he wonders why Peter wants the bench so much?

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