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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Andy goes home for Christmas, what does his mother tell him she has stopped doing?
(a) Eating red meats.
(b) Smoking.
(c) Talking to his father.
(d) Caring what her children do with their lives.

2. What does Dag call and tell Andy has made the news in Palm Springs?
(a) A feel good story about a kitten.
(b) A snowfall.
(c) The car fire.
(d) An accident involving Claire's friend.

3. Where do Claire and Tobias break up?
(a) In Central Park.
(b) Times Square.
(c) The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
(d) On the subway.

4. What does Andy recall Tyler saying about the name "Andrew" in Chapter 24?
(a) It sounds religious.
(b) It looks good on a resume.
(c) It's a good name for a child.
(d) Andrews are always good men.

5. What does Tobias compare Eastern bloc toilet paper to?
(a) Bread crust.
(b) Sandpaper.
(c) A leaf.
(d) A K-Mart flyer.

6. At the party, owing to the weather, what is Andy worried about when he is talking to Dag out in the yard?
(a) Getting a heat rash.
(b) Flash floods.
(c) A blizzard.
(d) A hailstorm.

7. According to Andy's brother, Tyler, whose birthday is January 8th?
(a) Michael Jackson.
(b) Mick Jagger.
(c) Boy George.
(d) Elvis Presley.

8. What does Elvissa call rich women with good haircuts and good clothes?
(a) Patricias.
(b) Pamelas.
(c) Sylvias.
(d) Veronicas.

9. Who does Andy say is his favorite, and jokiest, sister?
(a) Louise.
(b) Kathleen.
(c) Deirdre.
(d) Susan.

10. Where is Claire heading for Christmas in Chapter 24?
(a) L.A.
(b) Las Vegas.
(c) New York.
(d) Rio.

11. What does Elvissa do for a living?
(a) She is a stripper.
(b) She is a pharmacist.
(c) She is a waitress.
(d) No one is sure.

12. In Chapter 25, what does Andy's father tell him he should get rid of "pronto"?
(a) Aluminum pots and pans.
(b) His bad attitude.
(c) The drugs stashed in his house.
(d) His fear of failure.

13. What local monument does Andy visit in Portland before heading to the airport to fly back to California?
(a) The WWII memorial.
(b) The Vietnam War memorial.
(c) The Cold War memorial.
(d) The Korean War memorial.

14. What does Tyler read in the car on the way back from his and Andy's Christmas Eve shopping trip?
(a) Mad Magazine.
(b) Vanity Fair.
(c) Reader's Digest.
(d) An Archie comic.

15. What does Tyler call his parents' house in Chapter 24?
(a) The dungeon.
(b) The house on the small hill.
(c) The place where children fear to tread.
(d) The house that time forgot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which group is Andy pleased to notice are not present at Bunny's party?

2. What does the acronym VSTP, used by Claire to describe Elvissa, stand for?

3. When Claire is storming out of his place, what word does Tobias use to describe her?

4. Why does Andy feel it was a mistake for him to come home for Christmas?

5. What does Elvissa describe doing after the age of 25 that is "just plain scary"?

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