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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the stick that Claire finds in New York shaped like?
(a) A "Y."
(b) "T."
(c) "Z."
(d) "V."

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

3. On Christmas Eve, who does Andy's father shout at on the TV?
(a) The weatherman.
(b) Burl Ives.
(c) A group of young protestors.
(d) A news anchor.

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

5. What does Andy say his memory of life on Earth is?
(a) Having a beer with friends.
(b) Palm trees.
(c) The smell of bacon.
(d) Driving along a highway in November.

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

7. 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.

8. What does Elvissa describe doing after the age of 25 that is "just plain scary"?
(a) Taping magazine clippings to the wall.
(b) Dressing up for Halloween.
(c) Having a one-night stand.
(d) Getting excited for Christmas.

9. Which group is Andy pleased to notice are not present at Bunny's party?
(a) Young people.
(b) Yuppies.
(c) The freakishly beautiful.
(d) The outlawed.

10. Who is Elvissa?
(a) Clair's roommate.
(b) Claire's good friend.
(c) Claire's neighbor.
(d) Clair's sister.

11. Which of the following is not included in Bunny's list of "what makes a party"?
(a) Bikers.
(b) Fashion Models.
(c) Transvestites.
(d) Celebrities.

12. In Chapter 20, what does Dag tell Andy he wants to do with his future?
(a) Have ten children.
(b) Write a novel.
(c) Save the Earth.
(d) Own a hotel.

13. What does Claire want there to be in her bungalow when she returns home from New York?
(a) Andy and Dag's smiling faces.
(b) Tulips.
(c) A present.
(d) Silence.

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

15. Who picks Andy up from the airport in Chapter 24?
(a) His brother.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) His sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tobias compare Eastern bloc toilet paper to?

2. In Chapter 20, how many women does Mr. MacArthur say he has dated in his life?

3. In Chapter 23 when Andy wakes up in the early morning and sees his friends asleep around him, how does he feel?

4. What is the title of Chapter 24?

5. The title of Elvissa's story in Chapter 17 refers to a boy with what kind of eyes?

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