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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One, Occam's Razor: Chapters 11-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From his meeting with Dickie Pope, what does Hank find out is true?
(a) The English and Languages departments will be combined.
(b) Cuts of 20% must be made to each department.
(c) The college has to close down temporarily.
(d) Enrollment at the college is down.

2. How did Hank's father get the dog?
(a) Its previous owner went into a nursing home.
(b) Its previous owner developed allergies.
(c) It was a stray their neighbor found.
(d) Its previous owner died.

3. Why does Hank consider that he was a difficult child?
(a) He was a slow learner.
(b) He was needy and noisy.
(c) He was hyperactive.
(d) He was always in trouble.

4. What did Hank's mother want him to do in exchange for allowing him to have a dog?
(a) To agree to spend time with his grandparents.
(b) To clean his room every Saturday morning.
(c) To stop slamming the door.
(d) To take up a paper route.

5. Hank has a dog named Occam. What kind of dog is Occam?
(a) A black Labrador Retriever.
(b) A Golden Retriever.
(c) A white German Shepherd.
(d) An Irish Setter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dickie Pope advise Hank to do?

2. What is Hank's wife's name?

3. What is the name of the television news reporter who narrates the segment that Hank is in?

4. In Chapter 10, Hank plays racquetball with his colleague, Tony Coniglia, and then they walk across campus. Where do they see a television crew?

5. Why are some of Hank's colleagues angry about his property?

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