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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jimmy work as a reporter?
(a) At the Times.
(b) At the Voice.
(c) At the Post.
(d) At the Herald.

2. Alice Sheffield goes to what store to buy quite a lot of things?
(a) Hickson's.
(b) Nieman Marcus.
(c) Lord & Taylor.
(d) Burberry.

3. Anna's mother scolds her in what language besides English?
(a) Yiddish.
(b) French.
(c) Swedish.
(d) Welsh.

4. After a night of dancing in Chapter 14, how does Anna accidentally wake her aunt up?
(a) She giggles loudly when her boyfriend kisses her goodnight.
(b) She trips on a rug and falls to the floor.
(c) She bumps into the kitchen table.
(d) She starts humming too loudly.

5. Where does Congo learn to speak American and tend bar?
(a) Istanbul.
(b) Shanghai.
(c) New York.
(d) Toronto.

6. Where does Jimmy take Harland to lunch?
(a) A bistro.
(b) A Mexican resaurant.
(c) A Chinese restaurant.
(d) A Syrian restaurant.

7. Stan used to say to Ellen, "No time to get tight like______".
(a) Hindsight.
(b) Fright.
(c) Twilight.
(d) A tightrope.

8. To whom does Stan refer when he is trying to light himself on fire?
(a) The goddess of pain.
(b) Ellen and her kind.
(c) The golden boy.
(d) A lady on a white horse.

9. In the Chinese restaurant, what song is the jazz band playing when Dutch and Francie are dancing?
(a) Hindustan.
(b) In the Mood.
(c) Caravan.
(d) Take the A Train.

10. What is the name of the child of Jimmy Herf and Ellen Thatcher?
(a) James.
(b) Earl.
(c) Martin.
(d) Edward.

11. What is Stan doing in a mirror in Chapter 12?
(a) Shaving.
(b) Eating.
(c) Sticking his tongue out.
(d) Singing.

12. What song is playing on the grind organ as Pearline passes?
(a) Dog Day Afternoon.
(b) Merry Widow Waltz.
(c) Oh, Tannenbaum.
(d) Petite Waltz.

13. According to the "tramp", there is more wickedness in one block in New York City than in a square mile in _______.
(a) Syria.
(b) Constantinople.
(c) Nineveh.
(d) Hell.

14. What does Phil want to sell?
(a) Widgets.
(b) Architectural tiles.
(c) Brooklyn Bridge rights.
(d) His blood.

15. Jimmy is soaring like a _____________ when he smells Ellen's hair while dancing.
(a) A fireballoon.
(b) A homerun.
(c) A bottlerocket.
(d) An eagle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does George Baldwin think will happen as a result of the war?

2. What is Stan's occupation?

3. Mr. Snow says actors and actresses are put on the market like what?

4. Where do the minarets flame-like great candles round the Golden Horn?

5. How does Jimmy see Ellen at the restaurant in Gare de Lyon?

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