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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Charlie decide to go home?
(a) To get his stuff.
(b) To see his kids.
(c) To get his money.
(d) To comfort his wife.

2. Who has an affair in "The Chimera?"
(a) The daughter.
(b) The wife.
(c) The neighbor.
(d) The man.

3. Who breaks his leg in "The Scarlet Moving Van?"
(a) Gee Gee's son.
(b) Peaches' father.
(c) Gee Gee.
(d) Mr. Folkestone.

4. Who are Donna's parents?
(a) A prince and princess.
(b) A lord and lady.
(c) A king and queen.
(d) An Italian duke and duchess.

5. Who is Cecil Smith?
(a) Her ex-boyfriend.
(b) The man in charge of the family estate.
(c) Her cousin.
(d) Her ex-husband.

6. Who invents Olga?
(a) The man.
(b) The woman.
(c) The children.
(d) The girlfriend.

7. What is the name of the place where Charlie is when the story begins?
(a) Boeing 770.
(b) SS Augustus.
(c) Honda.
(d) SS Plano.

8. A list of short descriptions of people or things that will not or have not appeared in the Cheever appears in the book in what form?
(a) An epilogue.
(b) An index.
(c) A prologue.
(d) Its own chapter.

9. Where is Charlie when the story begins?
(a) In a car.
(b) On a plane.
(c) On a boat.
(d) On a train.

10. Where is Charlie headed when the story begins?
(a) Italy.
(b) Russia.
(c) England.
(d) France.

11. Why does the Seton Family travel to Florence?
(a) So Mr. Seton can work.
(b) So Mrs. Seton can work.
(c) So the kids can go to a better school.
(d) A vacation.

12. What kind of horrible accident did Donna's father have?
(a) Fell off a roof.
(b) Ate bad food.
(c) Sparing accident.
(d) Fell off a horse.

13. What do people think of the sitcom in the story about the Seton family?
(a) They hate it in America, but hate it in Italy.
(b) They hate it in Italy, love it in America.
(c) They hate it.
(d) They love it.

14. What do the Setons think of Italy?
(a) They liked it for a little while, but then grew sick of it.
(b) They enjoy it.
(c) They hated it.
(d) They have no feelings about it.

15. In "The Angel of the Bridge," what is the narrator's brother afraid of?
(a) Escalators.
(b) Elevators.
(c) Cats.
(d) Mice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when the Seton family is in Florence?

2. What is the setting for "The Chimera"?

3. What does the son think of his mother's fear in "The Angel of the Bridge"?

4. At whose house does Gee Gee get drunk?

5. When does the Duke return to Rome?

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