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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2 (pages 14-26).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is the shirt that the Kittredges give to Paul?
(a) Black
(b) Pink
(c) Blue
(d) White

2. In this section, Paul mentions attending a film festival with his father in what country?
(a) Russia
(b) China
(c) Turkey
(d) South Africa

3. According to Paul, on the shooting of what movie did Sidney Poitier meet his second wife?
(a) Raisin in the Sun
(b) The Lost Man
(c) The Defiant Ones
(d) Blackboard Jungle

4. What word does Ouisa tell Flan not to use in this section?
(a) Prolixity
(b) Sumptuous
(c) Quixotic
(d) Superfluous

5. What is the first item in the room that Flan checks in Act 1?
(a) The two-sided painting
(b) The first edition Dickens
(c) The Victorian inkwell
(d) The watercolor of the dog

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following prominent New York families is not one that Paul mentions considering before deciding to come to the Kittredges?

2. When Flan mentions that Geoffrey is from South Africa, Ouisa needles him for sounding how?

3. What does the New York Times send contributors of the anecdotes Flan and Ouisa mention at the end of this section?

4. How much money does Flan need to convince Geoffrey to loan him at the beginning of Act 1?

5. What does Geoffrey say amazes him about New York in his first line?

(see the answer key)

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