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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lala do as Adolph snoozes in his chair and Reba clears the dinner table?
(a) She sings Christmas carols.
(b) She plays cards.
(c) She listens to the radio.
(d) She models her dress.

2. What does Adolph explain about the Jewish club?
(a) Non-Jews want to go.
(b) Many Jews do not want to go.
(c) Only young Jews are allowed to go.
(d) Non-Jews would not want to go.

3. To what does Joe compare his experience that night?
(a) His family's experience in Poland.
(b) His experience at her family's home.
(c) Her experience at the swimming pool.
(d) His experience wherever he goes.

4. What does Peachy say that he might be interested in doing?
(a) Coming to work for Adolph.
(b) Getting married within the month.
(c) Moving back to Europe.
(d) Going to Hollywood.

5. As Joe apologizes and Adolph says it's not really a big deal, what does Reba do?
(a) She tells Boo to calm down.
(b) She tells Adolph to send for the doctor.
(c) She calls down for Sunny to come up and help with the dress.
(d) She calls down for Lala to come up and help with the dress.

6. What does Reba do as Adolph appears wearing the sweater Reba knitted him for Christmas?
(a) She tries to calm down Boo.
(b) She gasps.
(c) She cries.
(d) She begins to laugh.

7. What does Peachy think is a lot better than the Progressive Club?
(a) This restaurant.
(b) The clubs in New York City.
(c) The Regressive Club.
(d) The Standard Club.

8. For whom is the Standard Club?
(a) Only American Jews.
(b) Only German Jews.
(c) Only non-Jews.
(d) Only Eastern European Jews.

9. What does Joe do when he sees how beautiful Sunny is?
(a) He leaves the room.
(b) He apologizes for how he is dressed.
(c) He faints.
(d) He gives her a kiss.

10. What is Sunny doing on the train?
(a) Staring out of the window.
(b) Crying.
(c) Reading.
(d) Sleeping.

11. What does Sunny not know?
(a) How to be a Jew.
(b) What being Jewish is and means.
(c) Joe likes her.
(d) How Jewish she really is.

12. What does Boo come downstairs and do?
(a) Begin to cry.
(b) Call for Adolph.
(c) Announces that the girls are ready.
(d) Start dinner.

13. How do Lala and this guest greet each other?
(a) They say hello to each other in a mocking-teasing kind of way.
(b) They greet one another very shyly.
(c) The guest says hello, but Lala is too shocked to speak.
(d) The hug each other.

14. To where do Lala and Sunny rush off?
(a) The bathroom.
(b) The coat room.
(c) The bar.
(d) To see some friends.

15. What does Boo ask Peachy when he follows Lala in?
(a) Where he had gone.
(b) Whether it is true.
(c) Why he proposed to her.
(d) What he thinks he is doing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who brought Sunny home from the dance?

2. What is Adolph's response to Joe's thoughts about Boo not liking him?

3. What does Peachy do when he sees Lala?

4. How does Joe respond to Sunny, with a sarcastic Southern accent?

5. For what does Sunny apologize?

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