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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Billy the Poet put Nancy to sleep?
(a) With sleeping pills.
(b) With a boring story.
(c) With truth serum.
(d) With alcohol.

2. What play is being produced in "Who Am I This Time?"
(a) Rehearsal for Murder.
(b) Hamlet.
(c) Death of a Salesman.
(d) A Streetcar Named Desire.

3. What does Foster do at the restaurant he claims to work at in "The Foster Portfolio?"
(a) Pass out pamphlets.
(b) Play the piano.
(c) Wash dishes.
(d) Serve drinks.

4. What are the agents called in that enforce equality?
(a) M-A men.
(b) A-B men.
(c) H-G men.
(d) E-Q men.

5. In "More Stately Mansions," what does Grace talk to her new neighbors about when she first meets them?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Sewing.
(c) Decorating.
(d) Working.

6. In "Miss Temptation," what does Fuller want to speak against at divinity school?
(a) Women's rights.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Temptation.
(d) Poverty.

7. Who auditions to play Stella in the play?
(a) Helene.
(b) The narrator.
(c) Harry.
(d) Juliet.

8. What does Harry do a week after his final performance with Helene?
(a) He stops acting.
(b) He writes his own play.
(c) He marries Helene.
(d) He moves to Michigan.

9. Where does the salesman eat lunch?
(a) The only eatery in town.
(b) A yacht club.
(c) A private house.
(d) A pub.

10. What makes the rest of New England different from Barnstable?
(a) They are too crowded.
(b) They are poorer.
(c) They have fewer people living there.
(d) They are modernizing.

11. What does Newt ask Catharine before kissing her a second time?
(a) If she loves anyone.
(b) If she loves herself.
(c) If she loves him.
(d) If she loves Henry.

12. Who is the narrator of "Where I Live?"
(a) The salesman conscience.
(b) A third person narrator.
(c) The salesman.
(d) A young, female resident of Barnstown.

13. How old was Harrison Bergeron when he was taken away from his family?
(a) 13.
(b) 12.
(c) 14.
(d) 15.

14. What is the mental handicap in "Harrison Bergeron?"
(a) Temporary blindness.
(b) Free cable.
(c) A buzzing in the ear.
(d) Difficulty speaking.

15. Why does Paul turn his radio up louder in "Next Door?"
(a) Because he wants to see how loud it can get.
(b) Because it is his favorite song.
(c) Because he is bored.
(d) Because the neighbors are fighting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did fishermen in Barnstable discover?

2. In "Harrison Bergeron," what must strong people wear?

3. Who does Mr. Hargar have in his apartment?

4. How does Alma describe Foster's grandfather?

5. How does Susanna feel after Fuller verbally attacks her?

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