Подготовка критического эссе и рецензии. Часть 1

What was Phyllis Mae recovering from?

• A broken leg.
• A broken heart.
• A rough night at the Bear Flag.
• Distemper.

What was the unusual drink that Doc ordered from the waitress?

• A beer milk-shake
• Ketchup with milk
• Coffee and beer
• A frog milk-shake

What is one unit of lettuce called?

• Bunch
• Handful
• Clump
• Head

Which of the following doesn’t belong to the list?

• Backpack
• Gunnysack
• Knapsack
• Satchel

What did Mrs. Talbot say happened to her great-great-great-great-great grandmother?

• She had died during the War of Independence.
• She was burned for being a witch.
• She married a great Indian chief.
• She had immigrated from Ireland.

Why didn’t Doc come to his first party?

• He got home too late.
• He wasn’t invited.
• He came to the wrong address.
• He forgot about the party because he was in La Jolla.

Who is Mrs. Casini?

• One of the women protesting against the Bear Flag.
• One of Dora’s girls.
• One of the guests at Doc’s party.
• A cat.

What was the previous record for skating on a flag pole?

• 217 hours.
• 712 hours.
• 127 hours.
• 172 hours.

For how long had Doc told the waitress that he had been drinking beer milk-shakes?

• Seventeen years.
• Seven years.
• Since his childhood.
• The first time he had ever tried one.

What did the boys do with the gas in the Model-T after they returned it to Lee Chong?

• Sold it back to the gas station to buy Old Tennis Shoes.
• Gave it to Doc as a gift.
• Drained it into a can.
• Left it in the automobile.

Who did Henri think he saw killed on his boat?

• A young man
• A small baby
• A young girl
• His now ex-girlfriend

What color of hair did the waitress have?

• Brown
• Black
• Blonde
• Orange

What did Dora’s girls use to fend off the uninvited guests at Doc’s party?

• Guns.
• High-heel shoes.
• Broken glasses.
• Threats of sexually transmittable diseases.

What would have Doc received if he had reported the dead body to the authorities?

• A bounty.
• Nothing.
• Three years in jail.
• 21 tom cats.

What is a hinge?

• петля
• ярмо
• гвоздь
• узел

What color of bow did Darling wear to the party?

• Yellow
• Purple
• Green
• Red

How many times a year does Mrs. Talbot usually celebrate her birthday?

• Once.
• Once a month.
• Six times.
• Every six months.

Which of the following is not considered a bad omen (supersticious) in America?

• An umbrella opened inside a house.
• A black cat crossing your path.
• A horseshoe hung points up on the wall.
• Walking under a ladder.

What did Joey and Willard find in the gutter?

• A dead cat.
• A penny.
• Some good throwing stones.
• A dead girl.

Who gave Doc a rowing machine for his birthday?

• Eric, the barber
• Dora, the madam
• Henri, the artist
• Gay, the prisoner

What was Mrs. Casini doing when Mrs. Talbot invited her over for tea?

• Attacking and eating a mouse she found in the blackberry vines.
• Applying for a job at the Bear Flag.
• Sunning herself by the front fence.
• Reading a newspaper.

What did Sam Malloy give Doc on his birthday?

• An engine part.
• A clock.
• 21 tom cats
• A bottle of whiskey.

Instead of money, with what did Mack and the boys buy products from Lee Chong?

• With octopi.
• With frogs.
• On credit.
• With tom cats.

What did Henri give Doc for his birthday?

• Nothing.
• An engine part.
• A large picture done in multi-colored pins.
• A large picture done in feathers and nutshells.

How did Mack “accidentally” find out Doc’s birthday?

• Lee Chong told him.
• They were talking about horoscopes.
• He found the information in the laboratory.
• He just asked him.

Where did Henri meet his last girlfriend?

• In the Bear Flag.
• At one of Doc’s parties.
• At an art exhibition in Santa Barbara.
• In Doc’s laboratory.

What is the English equivalent to “медуза”?

• Squid
• Barnacle
• Jellyfish
• Algae

Why did the hitchhiker get out of Doc’s car on the way to La Jolla?

• He needed to use the toilet.
• He had arrived at his destination.
• He was against drinking and driving.
• He didn’t like Doc’s character.

What did Mrs. Malloy give Doc for his birthday?

• Twenty-one tom cats.
• Six crocheted doilies for beer glasses.
• A blanket made from old bed clothes.
• Nothing.

How many miles away is La Jolla from Monterey?

• 150 miles.
• 1,500 miles.
• 1,000 miles.
• 500 miles.

Who house-trained Darling?

• She did herself.
• Mack.
• Hazel.
• Hughie.

What color of hair does Dora have?

• Orange
• Brown
• Black
• Blonde

What were the boys doing during the parade?

• They were sleeping during the parade.
• They went down the hill to stand in the street and watch the parade.
• They were sitting on a log and didn’t watch the parade.
• They stood up so that they could see the parade better.

What had accidentally been eaten at Doc’s birthday party?

• Firecrackers.
• Lily bulbs.
• A gopher.
• Steaks.

What did the gopher lose after the fight with the bull gopher?

• His eyesight.
• His girl-gopher.
• His home.
• Two toes.

How much was the bet between Doc and Richard Frost?

• Two dollars.
• One pint of whiskey.
• A “gentlemen’s bet” (just on one’s word)
• One quart of beer.

Why did the sheriff let Gay out of jail?

• Because he promised to get him extra votes for the upcoming elections.
• Because he served his time in jail.
• Because he paid him two dollars.
• Because he won a lot of games of checkers.

What did Frankie steal from the store?

• A rowing machine
• 21 tom cats
• A clock
• Money

Why did Doc hit Mack several times in the mouth?

• Because Mack asked him to.
• Because Doc was drunk and thought Mack was a burglar.
• Because Mack was responsible for the disarray of his house.
• Because Mack called Doc bad names.

In La Jolla, besides octopi and cradles, what else did Doc find?

• The body of a dead girl.
• 21 tom cats.
• Peace and quiet.
• A mermaid.

Doc made what seemed to be chicken stew. What was it really made of?

• Tom cat
• Chicken
• Frog
• Sea cucumber

Why did it always take Doc a long time to travel anywhere?

• His car was old and broke down often.
• He stopped a lot and ate hamburgers and drank beer.
• It took him a long time to get ready for the trip.
• He always got lost because he couldn’t read a map.

How was Doc’s shirt torn at the party?

• Phyllis Mae did it in the heat of passion.
• He caught it on the door hinge.
• There was a fight.
• He slipped and fell in the kitchen.

What is Indian wrestling?

• To wrestle with an Indian, especially from the Cherokee tribe.
• Arm wrestling with feathers in your hair.
• Wrestling on the floor using only your legs and body but not your arms.
• Something that cowboys used to do in the old west.

What happened to the police car?

• It was in an accident.
• It was stolen and found on the beach.
• Nothing. It drove by and didn’t stop.
• It was stolen and never found.

When is Doc’s actual birthday?

• October 27th
• December 27th
• December 18th
• October 18th

What was Kitty Randolph doing when Mrs. Talbot invited her over for tea?

• Applying for a job at the Bear Flag.
• Sunning herself by the front fence.
• Reading a newspaper.
• Playing with a mouse in the blackberry vines.

What happened to the cake that Eddie baked?

• It became horribly burnt and Eddie threw it out.
• Darling slept on it because it was warm and comfortable.
• They ate it before the party started.
• They ate it at the party even though Doc didn’t show up.

With whom did Gay arrive at the party?

• The Chongs.
• The sheriff.
• His wife.
• Mack and the boys.

How did Doc find out that there was to be a birthday party for him?

• He already knew about it, he was the one who planned it.
• Mack accidentally told him.
• Lee Chong told him.
• He overheard a drunk talking to a bartender about it.