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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. At which hotel does Augie stay with Thea in Mexico?
(a) The Carlos Quinto Hotel.
(b) The Rico Suave Hotel.
(c) The Don Juan Hotel.
(d) The Hilario Vegas Hotel.

2. How does Augie feel when Bateshaw binds him to the life boat, preventing him for contacting a passing ship?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Rage.
(c) Pity.
(d) Fear.

3. Who gives Leon $200 to travel back to Chicago from Mexico City?
(a) Paslavitch.
(b) Thea.
(c) Sylvester.
(d) Leon Trotsky.

4. What does "Casa Descuitada" translate to?
(a) House of Love.
(b) House of Quiet.
(c) Carefree House.
(d) Relaxation House.

5. After how many weeks at sea is Augie's ship shot down by a German torpedo?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) One week.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Four weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Augie's friends react to the news that he is moving abroad with Thea?

2. Who did Augie give all his money to before he and Thea broke up?

3. Which of the following women does Arthur Einhorn begin dating, much to his lecherous father's liking?

4. What is the name of Thea's older husband?

5. Which of the following characters gives Augie the advice that, "one must take chances, for it is better to die than to live as a stranger"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Augie forced to leave Chicago after signing up with the CIO?

2. How does Augie respond to the news that Thea's divorce is final?

3. How does Augie react when he sees Thea for the first time since their resort stay in Michigan?

4. What happens when Augie offers to drive his disfigured maid home to her family in Normandy at the end of the novel?

5. How does Augie react when he sees Caligula for the first time?

6. How does Augie react when he is reunited with Stella, the model?

7. What connection does Augie realize he has with the Soviet exile, Leon Trotsky?

8. How does Renee attempt to ensnare Simon in her life forever?

9. What does Augie write in the letters he sends to Stella from aboard the MacManus?

10. What bombshell does Frazer drop on Augie about his wife and marriage when Augie runs into him at a cafe in Paris?

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