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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 4, Hank has a telephone conversation with someone who he suspects is drunk. Who is this person?
(a) Billy Quigley.
(b) Campbell Wheemer.
(c) His wife.
(d) His mother.

3. Where does Hank go when he leaves the college after dealing with the people in his office?
(a) He goes to his daughter's house.
(b) He goes to their family doctor.
(c) He goes to his building's foyer.
(d) He goes to his daughter's work place.

4. What does Hank buy, in anticipation of owning a dog?
(a) A grooming brush.
(b) Several dog toys.
(c) An expensive dog bed.
(d) A fancy leash and collar.

5. Why does Dickie Pope think Hank should do as he is advising?
(a) Because he himself will be fired if Hank does not do it.
(b) Because if someone else does it, the results could be bad for Hank.
(c) Because he thinks he is always right.
(d) Because he is angry at the college administration.

6. Why does he think his father might have had this affliction?
(a) He never took care of his health.
(b) It was retribution for not being a good father.
(c) It was retribution for his womanizing.
(d) He drank too much.

7. In the cafeteria, what does Meg tell Hank she might do?
(a) Get her Ph. D.
(b) Travel for a year.
(c) Get married.
(d) Write a book.

8. How does Hank respond to Bodie's advice?
(a) He thinks it is great advice and will take action.
(b) He says he does not respect anyone, so he won't take action.
(c) He tells her he wants to think it over before he takes action.
(d) He is furious with her advice and leaves the office.

9. What does he think might be the cause of his physical problem, which also afflicted his father?
(a) He has asthma.
(b) He has a kidney stone.
(c) He has appendicitis.
(d) He has chronic fatigue syndrome.

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

11. In the Prologue, how old is Hank?
(a) Three years old.
(b) Sixteen years old.
(c) Nine years old.
(d) Twenty years old.

12. Bodie tells Hank that she is being informed by someone who should watch his back. Who is this individual?
(a) Jacob Rose.
(b) Paul Bourke.
(c) Tony Coniglia.
(d) Teddy Barnes.

13. What medium does Campbell Wheemer like to use as a teaching tool?
(a) Newspapers.
(b) Television news reports.
(c) Radio news reports.
(d) Television comedy shows.

14. What did Hank's father become famous for?
(a) Killing a policeman.
(b) Exposing the Ashton Man as a fraud.
(c) Literary Theory.
(d) Winning a $100 million dollar lottery.

15. What is it about Teddy that amuses Hank?
(a) He can never remember Hank's wife's name.
(b) He knows that Teddy is half in love with Hank's wife.
(c) He is wearing mismatched socks.
(d) He injures himself with his car door.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Hank meets with Dickie Pope, what colleague tells him that he will vote for having Hank recalled as chair of the department if Hank doesn't do as he wishes?

2. What do Hank's parents do for a living?

3. What does Hank's wife do for a living?

4. What is the name of the subdivision that Hank and his wife live in?

5. Hank has a dog named Occam. What kind of dog is Occam?

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