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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator, as an adult, owns some fine furniture and has a what?
(a) Helicopter.
(b) Chef.
(c) Motorcycle.
(d) Doorman.

2. As the narrator prepares for his first date with Daphne, he goes through half a bar of Lifebuoy soap, Old Spice talcum powder, and what else?
(a) Pepsodent toothpaste and a gallon of Listerine mouthwash.
(b) A bottle of Ralph Lauren cologne.
(c) A stick of Drysol deodorant.
(d) Three Gillette razors and a can of Barbasol shaving cream.

3. By the end of the formal dance, the narrator says that flowers are wilted, jackets are limp, and what else?
(a) Everybody's ready for a milkshake.
(b) People are gasping for air.
(c) His car is soaked from a passing rain shower.
(d) Everyone's sick of the whole mess.

4. What conflict does the narrator face between the girl next door and basketball?
(a) He loves basketball, but she has an irrational fear of basketball courts.
(b) She wants to watch him play basketball, but he's no good.
(c) He's attending a party with her on the night of a big basketball game.
(d) Her boyfriend is on the narrator's basketball team.

5. What happens to the adult narrator's childhood fire chief hat?
(a) Falls out a window.
(b) Gets chewed up by a dog.
(c) Is stolen by a toy collector.
(d) Is sat upon and crushed.

Short Answer Questions

1. While the narrator is watering the lawn, who walks by?

2. What does the narrator say that his family puts on their typical meals of meatloaf, red cabbage, and mashed potatoes?

3. The prom outfit for each boy includes a white jacket, dark trousers, shoes, socks, shirt, tie, boutonniere, and what else?

4. What sounds does the narrator hear from the package that he receives as an adult?

5. Where does the new family next door to the Shepherds move from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't the narrator ask Daphne Bigelow to the prom?

2. What impression does the narrator make on Mr. Bigelow, Daphne's dad?

3. Why does the narrator grow more and more uncomfortable at the party with Josephine?

4. Where does the narrator live when he is an adult?

5. How does the narrator get his fire chief hat back?

6. What does the narrator compare the prom to?

7. How does the narrator's date with Daphne end?

8. Describe Daphne Bigelow, the girl of the narrator's dreams.

9. How does the narrator prepare for his date with Josephine?

10. What are some of the items the narrator finds in the box of toys his mother sends him when he's an adult?

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