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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Anna taunts Pale that the vodka is not _____________, which he would know from his expertise in food and drink.
(a) DIRT.
(b) SLOP.
(c) VSOP.
(d) Rancid.
2. Curse words fly as Pale continues to talk about trying to find a ___________ when he is talking with Anna.
(a) Joint.
(b) Date.
(c) Parking space.
(d) Drink.
3. Anna offers Pale coffee, though he would clearly prefer ___________ as a beverage.
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Milk.
(c) Juice.
(d) Water.
4. Larry's company tells him that the only thing people all believe in around the holidays is ____________ and children.
(a) Church.
(b) Snow.
(c) Family.
(d) Gifts.
5. ______________ chides Anna by asking why she does not just go ahead and marry Burton for the money.
(a) Maria.
(b) Pale.
(c) Robbie.
(d) Larry.
Short Answer Questions
1. At what time did Anna finally get ready to leave the wake, but it's been two hours since the last bus left?
2. Pale separates himself from his brother Robbie by the differences in their __________.
3. Robbie did not have much, as his focus was on ____________, Anna, and Dominic, according to Anna.
4. The Flying Dutchman can only come onshore every __________ years according to the story and the curse.
5. __________ equates Burton's work with the myth of the Flying Dutchman.
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Larry remind Burton about the money that Burton receives for the scripts he writers?
2. According to Pale, why does he hate messages and small pieces of paper?
3. When Pale meets Larry, he says that he does not remember seeing Larry at the wake. What does Larry respond?
4. What is the one new work assignment about which Anna seems to be most excited?
5. Where is the loud noise that distracts Pale coming from when he is in Larry and Anna's apartment?
6. What happened between the man and Burton that Burton encountered when he was walking home drunk at the age of 20?
7. What is on the message that Burton leaves for Anna on the answering machine before she picks it up?
8. Why did Burton take a job at eighteen as a messenger delivering to various homes?
9. When Burton describes Hollywood as a bunch of whores, what is Larry's response to this assessment?
10. Why are Pale's wife and kids in Coral Gables and not with him in his life in town?
This section contains 598 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) |
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