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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color cover is on the notebook Florence recorded all her swimming information?
(a) Green.
(b) Red.
(c) Soft yellow.
(d) Pale blue.

2. How old is Gussie in "Gussie"?
(a) 7.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 9.

3. How much money does Isaac's father give him to buy land in Florida?
(a) $250.
(b) $350.
(c) $300.
(d) $200.

4. When was Florence born?
(a) 1916.
(b) 1913.
(c) 1914.
(d) 1915.

5. When was Fannie born?
(a) 1907.
(b) 1905.
(c) 1908.
(d) 1906.

6. When did Coach Jabez Wolffe pull Trudy Ederle out of a swim across the English Channel too soon?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1927.
(d) 1926.

7. How old is Esther?
(a) 51.
(b) 53.
(c) 48.
(d) 49.

8. What was the name of Fannie's son?
(a) Daniel.
(b) Hyram.
(c) David.
(d) Omer.

9. How many residents did Alliance have when the synagogue was built?
(a) About 350.
(b) 575.
(c) 200.
(d) No more than 400 hundred.

10. What swimsuit do all the Atlantic City Beach Patrol lifeguards wear?
(a) One-piece green wool.
(b) One-piece blue wool.
(c) One-piece red wool.
(d) One-piece purple wool.

11. In "Gussie," where is Gussie sleeping in her grandparents' apartment?
(a) Den.
(b) Sofa.
(c) Florence's room.
(d) Sun porch.

12. What day of the week does Isaac think that Joseph tells his secretary, Mrs. Simons, about Florence's death?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Tuesday.

13. When did Stuart's great-grandfather buy the land and build the place that became Covington Hotel?
(a) 1869.
(b) 1892.
(c) 1880.
(d) 1873.

14. When was Florence set to leave for France?
(a) July 3.
(b) July 18.
(c) July 22.
(d) July 10.

15. How many acres were the early settlers in Alliance given?
(a) 40.
(b) 35.
(c) 45.
(d) 30.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Isaac go when he left home?

2. What does Gussie pretend to be when Isaac takes her to Alliance in "Isaac"?

3. Where was Florence going to college?

4. What islands does Gussie like to pretend that she and Florence swim around?

5. In "Joseph," how old is the beachboy at Wischafter's Beach Concessions?

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