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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. In the story Nat tells Joel, what time is it when a man calls the Great Lover on the telephone?
(a) Three o'clock.
(b) Eleven thirty.
(c) Eight o'clock.
(d) One o'clock.

2. Two days after the tea, Joel receives an invitation to an event taking place on what day?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Saturday.

3. How does Joel react when he receives a telegram two days after the tea?
(a) It makes him angry.
(b) He cries.
(c) He throws it away.
(d) He thinks it is sweet.

4. What does the Great Lover shout at Joel after his skit?
(a) Encore!
(b) Bravo!
(c) Dreadful!
(d) Boo!

5. How much money does Nat tell Joel he loses recently?
(a) Forty thousand dollars.
(b) Twenty-five thousand dollars.
(c) One hundred thousand dollars.
(d) Ten thousand dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joel's mother do for a living?

2. Where does Joel's mother want him to go?

3. Who does Joel ask to help him with the skit at the tea?

4. With whom does Joel discuss Miles' success?

5. What color are Joel's eyes?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Joel come to realize he is in love with Stella?

2. How does Stella react when she sees Joel calling her friends?

3. Why does Joel begin to feel less obligated to Miles?

4. What does Joel tell Stella when she comes downstairs, while alone at her home?

5. What does Nat say is ironic about his financial situation?

6. Why does Joel want the names of Stella's doctor or friends?

7. Why does Joel become overcome with bitterness at the end of the story?

8. Why does Joel think Stella wants him to stay with her after hearing the news about Miles' death?

9. Why do party goers look at Stella and Joel curiously when they are chatting at Stella's sister's home?

10. How does Miles tell Joel he can obtain more information about his problems?

(see the answer keys)

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