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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What arrives with the flowers that Paul sends the Kittredges?
(a) A bottle of champagne
(b) A cheese basket
(c) A pot of jam
(d) An art print

2. Which actress does Elizabeth fear she resembles too much?
(a) Liv Ullman
(b) Sophia Loren
(c) Katherine Hepburn
(d) Ingrid Bergman

3. How did Dr. Fine get a good deal on his brownstone?
(a) There was a murder in it
(b) He bought it in the recession of the late 70's
(c) His brother is a realter
(d) He took over a rent-controlled lease in the sly

4. In this section, which parent repeatedly states that they don't want to know what their children are doing?
(a) Dr. Fine
(b) Larkin
(c) Ouisa
(d) Flan

5. What type of specialist is Dr. Fine?
(a) An obstetrician
(b) A podiatrist
(c) An osteopath
(d) A pediatrician

6. In which play by Anton Chekhov does Rick say he wants to be the lead?
(a) Uncle Vanya
(b) The Seagull
(c) Ivanov
(d) The Cherry Orchard

7. Paul tells Ouisa he did not like Kitty and Larkin for what reason?
(a) They left him alone
(b) They were too eager to please
(c) They talked too much
(d) They were dull

8. How do the Kittredges know the Larkin and Kitty?
(a) One of Flan's former partners
(b) Geoffrey
(c) Their sons
(d) Their daughter

9. Near the end of the play, Ouisa that she has plenty of color in her life, but none of this?
(a) Form
(b) Structure
(c) Shading
(d) Passion

10. Which of the following terms is not something that Dr. Fine accuses Paul of being?
(a) A crack addict
(b) An imposter
(c) A fraud
(d) A thief

11. Which of the following is not a type of jam Trent recommends one send to rich people?
(a) Peach
(b) Strawberry
(c) Orange
(d) Grapefruit

12. Which chic New York eatery does Paul "treat" Rick to in this section?
(a) The Rainbow Room
(b) The Four Seasons
(c) Tavern on the Green
(d) Le Cirque

13. What key information about Paul does Ouisa not have in her search for him?
(a) His age
(b) His name
(c) His charges
(d) His arresting officer

14. Which Greek playwright is Ouisa said to have mockingly mentioned after seeing Cats?
(a) Euripides
(b) Aristophanes
(c) Aeschylus
(d) Sophocles

15. Which family is the first that Paul asks Trent about in this section?
(a) Larkin
(b) Kittredge
(c) Conway
(d) Fine

Short Answer Questions

1. What offer does Paul make Ouisa when she is trying to find out where he is?

2. Who does the operator at the Sherry assume Ouisa is when she calls?

3. According to Ouisa, what liquid are workmen using to clean the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

4. How much money did Kitty give Paul?

5. In the second excerpt from This Life that the parents read, what does Poitier warn his readers against doing regarding their children?

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