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Comprehension Test

Love Story

Erich Segal

1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?

a F Jenny was a student at Harvard.

b T Oliver was a student at Harvard.

c F The first time they met they were at an ice-hockey match.

d T Jenny’s father was a baker.

e F Jenny didn’t want to go to Oliver’s father’s birthday party.f T Oliver got a very good job when he finished law school.

g T Oliver wanted to call his son Bozo.

h Oliver went to work in Chicago.

i Oliver told his father immediately when he discovered that Jenny was ill.

j Oliver’s father did not lend him five thousand dollars.

20 marks

2 Match a number from A with a letter from B to make completesentences.

A

1 When Oliver started to go to law school ...

2 When Oliver and Jenny went to live in New York ...

3 When they went to visit Oliver’s parents ...

4 When Jenny telephoned Oliver’s father ...

5 When they visited Phil ...

B

a ... Jenny was surprised that they were so rich.

b ... Oliver got very angry.

c ... they found a flat near the university, but it was quiteexpensive.

d ... he said Oliver was OK.

e ... they found a flat near Oliver’s work.

20 marks

3 What did they eat a lot of when Oliver was at law school?

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10 marks

4 Who said this in thestory? Phil, Jenny, Ray Stratton (Oliver’s friend), Oliver’s father, Oliver.

a ‘I’ve never seen Europe. I’m really excited about it.’ ...............

b ‘I’ll need a scholarship for next year.’ ...............

c ‘Have you got a girl into trouble?’ ...............

d ‘A father’s love is a very special thing.’ ...............

e ‘That girl’s got you and I don’t like it.’ ...............20 marks

5 Complete the following sentences with information from the story.

a When Oliver went to law school Jenny got a job ...

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b Because her husband was Oliver Barrett, the school ...

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c Theyhad to walk up twenty-four steps ...

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d They didn’t eat in restaurants ...

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e When Oliver passed his final examinations at law school, everyone ................................................................................................

30 marks

Total marks

Multiple-choice Test

Love Story

Erich Segal

Setting

Choose the best answer.

1 Oliver is a student at _____ University.

a [ ] Yale b [ ] Cornell c [ ] Harvard d [ ] Dartmouth

2 Jenny works in the Radcliffe _____.

a [ ] café b [ ] library c [ ] theatre d [ ] shop

3 Oliver comes from a _____ Americanfamily.

a [ ] rich and famous b [ ] warm and friendly

c [ ] poor and happy d [ ] bad and dangerous

4 Jenny comes from a _____ family.

a [ ] rich French b [ ] famous English c [ ] large Spanish d [ ] poor Italian

5 Oliver’s great-grandfather paid for a _____ at the university.

a [ ] modern library b [ ] large building c [ ] beautiful park d [ ] new hospital

6 Jenny has ascholarship to study music in _____.

a [ ] New Orleans b [ ] London c [ ] Vienna d [ ] Paris

7 Oliver and Jenny go to see his parents at _____.

a [ ] their large house b [ ] an expensive restaurant

c [ ] a fashionable hotel d [ ] his father’s office

8 Jenny works as a _____ to support Oliver.

a [ ] musician b [ ] cleaner c [ ] teacher d [ ] shop assistant

9 Oliver finds a good job...