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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is among the Seven Joys?
(a) Michaelmas.
(b) Whitsuntide.
(c) Pentecost.
(d) Lent.

2. Which of the following does Percival eat?
(a) Chicken paprikash.
(b) Ratatouille.
(c) Waldorf salad.
(d) Salade Niçoise.

3. Which of the following does Percival eat with Peter and his family?
(a) Beef bourguignon
(b) Durian.
(c) Chayote squash.
(d) Brussels sprouts.

4. In what role is Jeremy employed?
(a) Floor-sweeper.
(b) Copy-editor.
(c) Ad salesman.
(d) Fact-checker.

5. What is the name of the manager at Carnegie Hall?
(a) Stevie Brown.
(b) Lionel Cornell.
(c) Luke Columbia.
(d) Kenny Stanford.

6. What performer are Tommy and his wife set to hear as “The Bootlegger” begins?
(a) Denk.
(b) Isserlis.
(c) Bell.
(d) Ma.

7. What was Fein’s wife named?
(a) Stephanie.
(b) Kathy.
(c) Barbara.
(d) Selina.

8. What college had Tommy attended?
(a) Fordham.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Yale.
(d) Medgar Evers.

9. How tall is John?
(a) 6’0”.
(b) 5’8”.
(c) 6’2”.
(d) 5’10”.

10. Which of the following does Jeremy note having eagerly read?
(a) Pilsner.
(b) Stout.
(c) Porter.
(d) Bock.

11. To which of the following does Jeremy compare himself?
(a) Ray Rake.
(b) Mack Knife.
(c) Sam Spade.
(d) Hank Hammer.

12. With whom does Peggy initially voice concern?
(a) Astrid Samuels.
(b) Lydia Spencer.
(c) Delia Stewart.
(d) Delores Smith.

13. Which of the following does Nell invoke in an argument with Jeremy?
(a) François Mitterrand.
(b) François Hollande.
(c) Nicolas Sarkozy.
(d) Jacques Chirac.

14. To which of the following restaurants does Tommy take his wife?
(a) Russian Tea Room.
(b) Eleven Madison Park.
(c) Sylvia's.
(d) Sardi’s.

15. What is the name of Fein’s doorman?
(a) Martin.
(b) Donaldson.
(c) Kerr.
(d) Hobb.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the usher to whom Tommy complains?

2. Which of the following does the narrator invoke in her rumination on Classical music?

3. Where had Bobby Daniels worked?

4. What flowers does Nell note in Central Park?

5. At which of the following had Percival worked?

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