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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who graduates from college first, Mary Jane or Eloise?
(a) Eloise.
(b) Neither of them graduated.
(c) They are still in college.
(d) Mary Jane.

2. Ginnie dreams that a servant gives _____ out instead of tomato juice at dinner.
(a) Coffee.
(b) Tennis balls.
(c) Tennis rackets.
(d) Chicken sandwiches.

3. Why does Ginnie need money before Monday?
(a) She is going to buy a new rackett.
(b) She is going to pay back her father.
(c) She is going to buy tennis balls.
(d) She is going to the movies.

4. What do the boys do on rainy days?
(a) Play indoor sports.
(b) Do homework.
(c) Go to museums.
(d) Go to the library.

5. What does Seymour want to hunt for in the water with Sybil?
(a) A yellow fish.
(b) A bananafish.
(c) A swordfish.
(d) An angel fish.

6. Who is Eric?
(a) Ginnie's father.
(b) Ginnie's brother.
(c) Franklin's friend.
(d) Selena's brother.

7. What professional team does the Chief get invited to try out for?
(a) The New York Yankees.
(b) The New York Jets.
(c) The New York Mets.
(d) The New York Giants.

8. Why does Ginnie like playing tennis with Selena?
(a) Selena always pays for the ride to the court.
(b) Selena is not a good tennis player.
(c) Selena is a good tennis player.
(d) Selena always brings fresh tennis balls.

9. Why does Seymour get angry with the woman in the elevator as he goes back to his room after the beach?
(a) She is pushing Seymour to get out of the elevator.
(b) She is looking at his feet.
(c) She is taking up too much room.
(d) She is talking loudly.

10. Who is very ill in the story, Just Before the War with the Eskimos?
(a) Selena's mother.
(b) Ginnie's father.
(c) Ginnie's mother.
(d) Selena's father.

11. How many times is Mary Jane at Eloise's house before?
(a) Three times.
(b) Twice.
(c) First time.
(d) Never.

12. What does Seymour do when he sits down on the bed after grabbing the object out of the suitcase?
(a) He shoots himself through the right temple.
(b) He shoots into the air to wake Muriel.
(c) He shoots Muriel through the right temple.
(d) He shoots himself in the leg.

13. Who tries to kill the Laughing Man?
(a) Dufarge.
(b) Omba.
(c) Black Wing.
(d) The Chief.

14. What does Seymour wear to the beach?
(a) A backpack filled with sheet music.
(b) A long pair of pants.
(c) A baseball cap and sunglasses.
(d) A tightly closed robe.

15. Who is getting married soon in the story, Just Before the War with the Eskimos?
(a) Ginnie.
(b) Selena.
(c) Joan.
(d) Eric.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the only person that can truly make Eloise laugh?

2. How does Ginnie describe Selena's brother?

3. Why does Muriel's telephone caller ask so many questions about Seymour's behavior?

4. What does the Laughing Man subsist on?

5. Why does Eloise marry her husband?

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