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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is the name of the old folks' home that Simon arranges for Grandma?
(a) Dinkles.
(b) Funkes.
(c) Murrays.
(d) Nelsons.
2. What event does William celebrate with Augie by taking him to a whorehouse?
(a) His graduation.
(b) His first published newspaper article.
(c) His engagement.
(d) His birthday.
3. Which of the following monkeys does NOT belong to the "household trinity"?
(a) See no evil.
(b) Smell no evil.
(c) Hear no evil.
(d) Speak no evil.
4. Which historical king takes the Greek philosopher Salon into refuge?
(a) Croesus.
(b) Orsanes,
(c) Elcius.
(d) Halimacus.
5. What type of business does William run?
(a) A music recording business.
(b) A real estate business.
(c) A medical research business.
(d) A pool cleaning business.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who marries Simon's fiancé when he is forbidden to marry her?
2. How old is Augie when he gets his first job?
3. Why does Augie leave the services of the Renlings?
4. Why didn't Mr. Renling want to hire Augie when he first applied for the job?
5. How does WIlliam's wife feel about his frequent trips to the whorehouse?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Augie leave the services of Mr. and Mrs. Renling?
2. How do Simon and Augie compete when enrolled in college?
3. Who was King Croesus?
4. How does William react when the stock market crashes in 1929?
5. Why does Augie meet regularly with his caseworker, Lubin?
6. Who is "Grandma"?
7. Why do Augie and William visit a whore house together?
8. Who is "The Commissioner" and how does he die?
9. What type of relationship does Augie have with his mother at the opening of the novel?
10. How does William accommodate his wife's decorating whims in their living room?
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