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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Esme include with a letter in the package to the narrator?
(a) A map.
(b) A story.
(c) A book of jokes from Charles.
(d) Her father's watch.

2. Why does the narrator stop in front of the church during his walk on the last day of training?
(a) To meet some friends.
(b) To get out of the rain.
(c) To read the bulletin board.
(d) To attend a religious service.

3. Why doesn't Arthur leave his wife?
(a) She makes him laugh too much.
(b) He loves her too much.
(c) He feels sorry for her.
(d) She starts treating him better.

4. What does Lionel promise his mother recently?
(a) To learn how to sail.
(b) To eat more vegetables.
(c) To listen to Sandra.
(d) Not to run away anymore.

5. How much does the job the narrator applied for under the name, Jean de Daumier-Smith, pay?
(a) $28 a day.
(b) $288 a month.
(c) $288 a week.
(d) $28 a week.

6. Where does Arthur want to move?
(a) New York City.
(b) Boston.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) New Jersey.

7. Why does Arthur call Lee at the beginning of the story, Pretty Mouth and Green my Eyes?
(a) He is asking about work.
(b) He can't sleep.
(c) He is looking for Joanie.
(d) He wants to come over.

8. Who thinks all Americans despise tea?
(a) The tea room owner.
(b) The waitress.
(c) The talented girl from choir practice.
(d) The choir practice instructor.

9. When does Arthur start thinking about leaving his wife?
(a) Last summer.
(b) Never.
(c) Five years ago.
(d) Last year.

10. Who do the goggles that are thrown overboard once belong to?
(a) Lionel.
(b) Lionel's father.
(c) Uncle Webb and Uncle Seymour.
(d) Boo Boo.

11. Where are Mrs. Snell's matches from?
(a) The Stork Club.
(b) The Beak Club.
(c) The Front Room.
(d) The Beach Club.

12. What does the narrator order with his tea when he sits down in the tea room to read old letters?
(a) Cinnamon toast.
(b) Eggs.
(c) A croissant.
(d) A bagel.

13. What happens to Charles' father?
(a) He is killed on D-Day.
(b) He is killed in North Africa.
(c) He dies of heart failure.
(d) He is killed in a car accident.

14. What catches the narrator's attention, urging him to go inside the church?
(a) Children's choir practice.
(b) A religious service.
(c) A bible reading.
(d) An organ concert.

15. Where do Arthur and Lee live?
(a) Boston.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) New York City.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of Joanie's best traits?

2. Why is the narrator of De Daumier-Smith's Blue Period going to art school?

3. Who is Boo Boo Tannenbaum?

4. What does Arthur put up with for five years?

5. Where is Joanie throughout the story, Pretty Mouth and Green my Eyes?

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