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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Arthur tell Ben is a good way to release the tension in his neck?
(a) Nodding the head yes and shaking it no.
(b) Having someone massage it.
(c) Hanging upside down.
(d) Putting cream on it.

2. What does Arthur try to take Ben to see?
(a) The rope bridge in the redwoods.
(b) The Celtic graveyard by his house.
(c) The crash site of a famous musician.
(d) The whales on the beach by his house.

3. Where is John in the very beginning of the story What Can You Do With a General?
(a) The barn.
(b) The hot tub.
(c) The pool.
(d) The greenhouse.

4. Why does Ben ask Arthur's assistant to help him one night at the guest house?
(a) He has cut himself badly.
(b) He has lost his contact lens behind his eye.
(c) He has gotten a sliver.
(d) He has locked himself out of the house.

5. Who is the last child to arrive at John's and Linda's?
(a) Sasha.
(b) Rennie.
(c) Jen.
(d) Richard.

6. What is George's response to a fan's request for a picture?
(a) He takes the picture with them.
(b) He tells them rudely to go away.
(c) He speaks nicely to them but politely declines the picture.
(d) He takes the picture but then berates them for asking to do it.

7. Where does Oona invite Alice on their free Saturday?
(a) The coffee shop.
(b) The park.
(c) The beach.
(d) The bowling alley.

8. What has John struggled with all his adult life?
(a) Suspicion.
(b) Finances.
(c) Anger.
(d) Failure.

9. What are both George and William set to attend after they eat dinner?
(a) A new Broadway play.
(b) A baseball game.
(c) Benji's film premiere.
(d) A tennis match.

10. Who is the first person to sell her underwear in the story Los Angeles?
(a) Oona.
(b) Flora.
(c) Alice.
(d) Frieda.

11. Where does Chloe live?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Fresno.
(c) Sacramento.
(d) Santa Barbara.

12. What television show did Ben's wife used to like?
(a) The one about the match-making.
(b) The one about dancing.
(c) The procedural crime drama.
(d) The one about genealogy.

13. Who is George's son's godfather?
(a) Kenny.
(b) Benji.
(c) William.
(d) Carson.

14. What does John think Sasha does not remember?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Any of the good things.
(c) Any of the bad things.
(d) Her own faults.

15. How old is Oona?
(a) 14.
(b) 17.
(c) 25.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the information in the last text Arthur's assistant sends to Ben?

2. What does Ben hope might happen with Arthur after the current project he works on with him?

3. How much work have Ben and Arthur done by Ben's fourth day at Arthur's house?

4. What does Sasha not like at dinner, making a big deal out of it?

5. What is the subject of George's son's film?

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