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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Finnerty quit his job?
(a) He is refused a promotion.
(b) He receives a pay cut.
(c) He cannot stand the system anymore.
(d) His boss asks him to resign.

2. What is true about the Reeks and Wrecks?
(a) They are part of a very prestigious organization.
(b) They are extremely well-paid.
(c) There are more of them than there are jobs for them to do.
(d) They are being forced into slavery.

3. In how many years will Hacketts retire?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Twenty-three.
(c) Fourty-seven.
(d) Thirty.

4. In Chapter 6, how does Anita try to convince Dr. Proteus to take the job in Pittsburgh?
(a) She says she will leave him if he does not try to get the job.
(b) She says his father would want him to have the job.
(c) She agrees to sleep with him only if he goes for the job.
(d) She tries to flatter him.

5. Who is Rudy Hertz?
(a) An engineer at Ilium Works.
(b) A musician at the bar in Homestead.
(c) A worker in the Reeks and Wrecks.
(d) The machinist whose work causes mass unemployment.

6. What kind of people join the Army and the public works department?
(a) People who are highly educated.
(b) Only the children of the most influential families.
(c) People who can't do the job better than a machine.
(d) Engineers and other scientists.

7. Why has Shepherd been spreading rumors about Dr. Proteus?
(a) Dr. Proteus betrayed him.
(b) He and Dr. Proteus have always been enemies.
(c) Shepherd wanted to marry Anita.
(d) He is jealous of Dr. Proteus's success.

8. How does Anita react when Dr. Proteus tells her the farm cannot be changed?
(a) She's worried.
(b) She's frightened.
(c) She's horrified.
(d) She's ecstatic.

9. Why does Dr. Proteus show up late for work in Chapter 10?
(a) He has a hangover.
(b) He is at a meeting with Finnerty.
(c) Anita was nagging him.
(d) He forgets to set his alarm.

10. Who is Dr. Halyard?
(a) A translator.
(b) A tour guide.
(c) A construction worker.
(d) A powerful religious leader.

11. How do the Hagstroms spend most of their time?
(a) Looking for work.
(b) Cleaning the house.
(c) Listening to music.
(d) Watching TV.

12. Who is Luke Lubbock?
(a) The bartender at the bar in Homestead.
(b) The son of a powerful politician.
(c) Katherine's husband.
(d) A member of many lodges.

13. How does Dr. Proteus feel about the farm when he first sees it?
(a) He loves it.
(b) He is disgusted.
(c) He thinks he can get used to it.
(d) He is apprehensive about buying it.

14. What does Anita want to do with Dr. Proteus instead of celebrate their anniversary?
(a) Prepare for the Meadows competition.
(b) Take a vacation.
(c) Buy a gift for Kroner.
(d) Renovate the second floor of the house.

15. Why doesn't Anita like Finnerty?
(a) He does not have much money.
(b) They used to be friends, but had an argument.
(c) She thinks he is dirty and has a bad attitude.
(d) They used to date, and it ended badly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Anita pretend to like Finnerty?

2. What does Rudy unintentionally do that embarrasses Dr. Proteus?

3. Why does Finnerty not fit in at Ilium?

4. What does Kroner say at the end of Chapter 12 that Dr. Proteus has to do in order to get the job in Pittsburgh?

5. At the Meadows, what does Katherine say that Bud will probably have to do?

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