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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At breakfast, what does Wilhelm take that bothers his father?
(a) Pills.
(b) Vitamins.
(c) Aspirin.
(d) He doesn't take anything.

2. Why was Dr. Adler never around in Wilhelm's childhood?
(a) He travelled a lot.
(b) He was always busy at the hospital or university.
(c) He was at the bar.
(d) He was with his other family.

3. What does Dr. Adler suggest that Wilhelm cut back on?
(a) His job.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Stress.
(d) Drugs.

4. Who has Wilhelm by the throat, and is strangling him?
(a) Dr. Adler.
(b) Tamkin.
(c) Catherine.
(d) Margaret.

5. According to Tamkin, the best way to win in the market is to:
(a) Be aggressive.
(b) Use lots of money to invest.
(c) Use a psychological approach.
(d) Play it safe.

6. What career did Wilhelm have that helped him conceal his troubles?
(a) A chef.
(b) A magician.
(c) A salesman.
(d) An actor.

7. When defending his drugs because they give him a boost against certain things, Wilhelm stops just short of what word?
(a) Misery.
(b) Jubilation.
(c) Disappointment.
(d) Happiness.

8. What is the name of Wilhelm's dog?
(a) Spot.
(b) Scissors.
(c) Mittens.
(d) Simmons.

9. Where does Dr. Adler think Wilhelm should be living?
(a) At home with his sons.
(b) Right where he is - in the hotel.
(c) In his old house in Roxbury.
(d) In his own apartment in the city.

10. How does Dr. Adler feel about Wilhelm?
(a) He feels he should have been a psychiatrist.
(b) He feels that Wilhelm is beyond the point of fixing anything in his life.
(c) He feels he makes too much of his problems.
(d) He feels he is not really his son.

11. Which character thinks, ""I am an idiot. I have no reserve."
(a) Mr. Perls.
(b) Dr. Adler.
(c) Wilhelm.
(d) Rubin.

12. What do Dr. Adler and Mr. Perls think of Tamkin?
(a) They think he is a criminal.
(b) They think he is a genius.
(c) They think he is a fraud.
(d) They think he is a cool cat.

13. Who cautions Wilhelm against trusting Dr. Tamkin?
(a) Rubin.
(b) Maurice Venice.
(c) Dr. Adler.
(d) Mr. Perls.

14. What does Wilhelm think of Mr. Perls?
(a) He thinks Mr. Perls is a wonderful old man.
(b) He dislikes Mr. Perls because he is very rude.
(c) He thinks Mr. Perls is very wise.
(d) He finds his look repulsive and resents his presence at breakfast.

15. What meal do Wilhelm and his father share almost every day?
(a) Dinner.
(b) Lunch.
(c) Breakfast.
(d) High tea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What floor of the hotel does Dr. Adler live on?

2. Who says, "And I want nobody on my back. Get off!"

3. What does Dr. Adler think about Wilhelm and Margaret?

4. What is the name of the hotel where Wilhelm and Dr. Adler stay?

5. Why couldn't Wilhelm marry his girlfriend in Roxbury?

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