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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Herfs smuggle into the country from their trip abroad?
(a) Papayas.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Exotic birds.
(d) Alcohol.

2. What does Anna say about children in Chapter 17?
(a) She wants a child badly.
(b) She finds babysitting makes her want them more.
(c) She is never going to have any.
(d) She wants to adopt.

3. What does George Baldwin think of Washington?
(a) It is the key to his political career.
(b) It is a greasy backwater.
(c) It is the center of sin.
(d) It is the best place to get pie.

4. What does Harland say of the photographs in the paper?
(a) They are tasteless.
(b) They are badly taken.
(c) They are risque.
(d) They are interesting.

5. What does Phil Sandbourne find himself drinking in the hospital after being hit by a car?
(a) Hot tea form a ceramic cup.
(b) Milk through a straw.
(c) Icewater out of a teapot.
(d) Lemonade in a jar.

6. According to Stan, what was Athens built of?
(a) Goldmarble columns.
(b) Plaster.
(c) Ivory.
(d) Glass.

7. Who says he has come from overseas making the world safe for democracy?
(a) George Baldwin.
(b) Colonel Schmidt.
(c) Congo.
(d) Captain James Merivale.

8. What does the "tramp" that Joe and Skinny encounter think people need?
(a) A swift kick in the pants.
(b) God.
(c) Earthquake insurance.
(d) A good meal.

9. Who does Tony Hunter go out with despite his homosexuality?
(a) Cassie.
(b) Elaine.
(c) Maisie.
(d) Nevada.

10. As Ellen walks along Eighth Street to Dick Snow's office, what song does she hear a grind organ playing?
(a) Yankee Doodle.
(b) The Star Spangled Banner.
(c) Blue Danube.
(d) Tarantella.

11. To where does Rosie want to make a getaway?
(a) The Virgin Islands.
(b) Paris or Havana.
(c) Trinidad and Tobago.
(d) Hawaii.

12. Who does Nevada end up marrying?
(a) Jimmy Herf.
(b) George Baldwin.
(c) Bud Korpenning.
(d) Armand Duvall.

13. What does Martin say an artist is?
(a) A louse.
(b) A fardel.
(c) An enlightener.
(d) A thinker.

14. How does Congo lose his leg?
(a) On Mont Tomba, Italy.
(b) In a hunting accident.
(c) In a circular saw accident in Switzerland.
(d) Running after trains.

15. Dick Snow's mother owns what kind of factory?
(a) Diaper.
(b) Chewing gum.
(c) Cosmetic.
(d) Shoebox.

Short Answer Questions

1. What dish does Ellen send away form the table?

2. Where does Jimmy want to go when he sees the French boat in the harbor?

3. Where does Jimmy tell Tony to go when he questions his sexuality?

4. Which company makes pipe tobacco that doesn't come in tins?

5. Harland asks Jimmy if he doesn't mind being seen with a ___________ like him.

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