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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not an ingredient listed in the dish Paul prepares?
(a) Sun-dried tomatoes
(b) Olives
(c) Spinach
(d) Tuna Fish

2. Where do the prospective buyers for Flan's Cezanne live?
(a) Munich
(b) Tokyo
(c) Hong Kong
(d) London

3. How much money does the Dean and Deluca customer leave for his purchase in Flan and Ouisa's story?
(a) $80
(b) Nothing
(c) $100
(d) $40

4. Who tells Paul to leave the condo in this section?
(a) Flan
(b) The Hustler
(c) No one
(d) Ouisa

5. Where in New York did the schoolteacher who is the initial subject of Paul's thesis work?
(a) Westchester
(b) Long Island
(c) Staten Island
(d) Queens

6. Which of the following would-be presidential assassins is mentioned in Paul's thesis?
(a) Zangara
(b) Hinckley
(c) Bycke
(d) Fromme

7. What is the last thing the Hustler says before leaving the condo?
(a) Which way is the nearest subway?
(b) Fuck you
(c) It's been fun
(d) One love

8. Which of the following is not a reason Flan lists for his clients wanting to deal with him instead of a gallery?
(a) Divorce
(b) Extradition
(c) Taxes
(d) Publicity

9. According to Paul, on the shooting of what movie did Sidney Poitier meet his second wife?
(a) Blackboard Jungle
(b) Raisin in the Sun
(c) The Defiant Ones
(d) The Lost Man

10. At the beginning of Act 1, what aspect of his state of being does Flan repeatedly mention?
(a) He feels like he will throw up
(b) He is shaking
(c) He is enraged
(d) He has a cold sweat

11. In what country are the coal miners whom Gorbachev is cheering, according to Ouisa?
(a) England
(b) Algeria
(c) China
(d) Ukraine

12. In this section, Flan repeated mentions not wanting to be accused of what?
(a) Libel
(b) Discourteousness
(c) Racism
(d) Idiocy

13. At what time does Ouisa wake up the night after the dinner with Paul?
(a) 4 a.m.
(b) 12 p.m.
(c) 6 a.m.
(d) 8 a.m.

14. In this section, how much of an overcall does Geoffrey tell Flan he is willing to pay for the Cezanne?
(a) $750,000
(b) $250,000
(c) $1,000,000
(d) $500,000

15. Who calls the Kittredges soon after Paul leaves?
(a) Geoffrey
(b) Paul
(c) Their daughter
(d) The Japanese buyers

Short Answer Questions

1. What ancient food item does Ouisa say is in the freezer when Paul offers to make dinner?

2. What does Paul compliment about Geoffrey after the latter comments on dinner?

3. What does everyone say about the New York Times crossword puzzle, according to Ouisa?

4. Who is not onstage in the last moments of this section?

5. Reveling in the dining options in this section, Geoffrey says that New York is the what of the twentieth century?

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