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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. Why does Arthur say his marriage isn't working?
(a) They don't have anything in common.
(b) They are too far apart in age.
(c) They don't have any fun together.
(d) They are mis-mated.

2. What does Sandra worry about weighing around the boy?
(a) The beans.
(b) Her concern.
(c) The coffee.
(d) Her words.

3. Where does the narrator see the talented young singer, giving him a chance to speak with her?
(a) The training facility.
(b) Church.
(c) The organ concert.
(d) The tea room.

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

5. What does Lionel think a 'kike' is?
(a) A thief.
(b) A saint.
(c) A key chain.
(d) A kite.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Esme training herself to be?

2. Who is claiming to be an admiral?

3. How does the narrator in the story, For Esme - with Love and Squalor, receive the wedding invitation?

4. Where do Arthur and Lee live?

5. Who do the goggles that are thrown overboard once belong to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the narrator like the bulletin board outside the church so much in For Esme -- with Love and Squalor?

2. How does Boo Boo handle Lionel's habit of running away?

3. What do the pickles, key chain and goggles tell us about Lionel?

4. Why is it ironic that the school closes down for not having a business license?

5. Why is the narrator so taken by Esme?

6. Why does Bobby move the family to Paris in 1929?

7. Why does Lionel run away so often?

8. Why does Arthur call Lee in the first place of Pretty Mouth and Green my Eyes?

9. Who does Lee think Joanie goes with after the party?

10. Why does the narrator and Bobby move back to New York nine years later?

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