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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Seymour do to Sybil right before they get out of the water?
(a) He shows her the fish he is looking for.
(b) He kisses one of her feet.
(c) He splashes her.
(d) He drops her into the water.

2. What do the boys do on sunny days?
(a) Go to a museum.
(b) Play sports.
(c) Paint.
(d) Do homework.

3. Who is the only person that can truly make Eloise laugh?
(a) Walt.
(b) Jimmy Jimmereano.
(c) Lew.
(d) Mary Jane.

4. Where does Selena's brother meet Ginnie's sister?
(a) In the park.
(b) At school.
(c) At a Christmas party.
(d) At prom.

5. Why is Mr. Weyinburg at home from work?
(a) His car is in a snow bank.
(b) He broke a leg.
(c) He has a hernia.
(d) He has a cold.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Jimmy Jimmereano?

2. Why does Eloise marry her husband?

3. What does Seymour do when he sits down on the bed after grabbing the object out of the suitcase?

4. Why does Ginnie need money before Monday?

5. Why isn't Selena's brother in the Army?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ginnie think Selena's brother looks goofy?

2. What happens to the Laughing Man?

3. Why does Ginnie suddenly forgive Selena's debt?

4. How does the reader know the setting takes place shortly after the end of World War II?

5. Who is the Laughing Man?

6. Why is the reader uncertain whether Seymour is going to shoot himself, Muriel or both when he grabs the pistol out of the suitcase?

7. Why are Mary Jane and Eloise good friends for each other?

8. What is Seymour hospitalized for?

9. What can the reader like about a character like Muriel?

10. What indications does the reader have in the beginning of the story, Just Before the War with the Eskimos, that it is about a wealthy group of people?

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