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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Dennis at the opening of Chapter 10?
(a) The human mortuary.
(b) Aimée's apartment.
(c) The Happier Hunting Groun.
(d) A cafe.

2. What does Mr. Slump do incessantly?
(a) Blows his nose.
(b) Jokes.
(c) Smokes.
(d) Sucks on peppermint sticks.

3. What does Aimée occasionally think of a poem?
(a) It is risque.
(b) It is too complex to understand.
(c) It has bad grammar.
(d) It is too long.

4. What is Mr. Slump's mental state?
(a) Scarcely sober.
(b) Exuberant.
(c) Excited.
(d) Mildly amused.

5. What does Mr. Joyboy say about his mother's state of health when Aimée asks?
(a) She is in robust health.
(b) She has meet a nice gentleman.
(c) She is sad that Sambo has died.
(d) She is failing fast.

6. What do Dennis' offerings do?
(a) Make Aimée suspicious as to where he's getting his money.
(b) Smooth over arguments.
(c) Continue to keep Aimée interested in him.
(d) Boosts Aimée's confidence.

7. What advice does Mr. Slump give Aimée?
(a) To keep her engagement with Mr. Joyboy.
(b) To honor her commitment to Dennis.
(c) To jump off something high.
(d) To figure it out for herself.

8. What does Mr. Slump say about what women cannot seem to do?
(a) Pick the right man.
(b) Let a man go.
(c) Stand up for herself.
(d) Concede defeat to another woman.

9. Where is Mr. Slump when Aimée talks to him on the phone?
(a) A library.
(b) A bar.
(c) The newspaper office.
(d) His home.

10. What does Dennis give to Aimée that strikes her as familiar?
(a) A passage from Shakespere.
(b) A poem about daffodils.
(c) A passage from Coleridge.
(d) A poem about a river.

11. What of Aimée's is/are more lofty than her brain or body?
(a) Her beliefs.
(b) Her outlook.
(c) Her spirit.
(d) Her hopes.

12. What does Dennis ask concerning Non-sectarian ministers and embalmers?
(a) If they are social equals.
(b) If they are both worthwhile occupations.
(c) If they both pay well.
(d) If they both must believe in God.

13. What does the secretary say about Aimée's decision?
(a) It may turn out for the best.
(b) It is an excellent choice.
(c) It is the wrong choice.
(d) It can have nothing but disasterous consequences.

14. Why are the other cosmeticians jealous of Aimée?
(a) Mr. Kenworthy has promoted her.
(b) Mr. Joyboy has promoted her.
(c) Her bodies have better smiles than theirs.
(d) Dennis has been paying a lot of attention to her.

15. Why does Dennis say he should be offended by Aimée?
(a) She has embarrassed him in front of his friends.
(b) She dumps him for a mortician.
(c) She is avoiding him.
(d) She did not recognize some of the best-known poetry in the English language.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sir Ambrose give Dennis before Sir Ambrose leaves?

2. What has Dennis not yet done?

3. What does Dennis tell Mr. Schultz Dennis needs?

4. What does Mr. Joyboy ask Aimée?

5. What does Aimée not realize about the poems Dennis gives her?

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