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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. Who does Stencil tell Profane loves him in Chapter 13?
(a) Paola.
(b) Slab.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Esther.

2. Who is talking to Rachel in a bar and confesses feelings for Paola in Chapter 10?
(a) Pig.
(b) Winsome.
(c) Benny.
(d) Esther.

3. Who goes to the airport to stop Esther from leaving in Chapter 12?
(a) Benny and Rachel.
(b) Winsome and Slab.
(c) Mafia and Paola.
(d) Pig Bodine and Benny.

4. Who does Rachel want to know is in her apartment?
(a) Clinton.
(b) Winsome.
(c) Pig.
(d) Esther.

5. While Profane thinks he is settled in his job, what happens that changes everything in Chapter 13?
(a) His company goes bankrupt.
(b) His pay is cut down to a third.
(c) He misses his alarm and is fired from his job.
(d) He falls sick.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Rachel angry at Slab in Chapter 12?

2. What does Rachel tell Profane that he must convince Esther to do or not do?

3. Where does Benny get a job?

4. What does Winsome fear that Mafia is doing that he tells Rachel?

5. What did the ballerina forget to wear that would have prevented the horrible accident that occurred to her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the members of the Whole Sick Crew not bothered by police arrests?

2. What is Paola's relationship with men in Chapter 8?

3. Why does Esther have trouble in her relationship with the plastic surgeon?

4. How is Benny Profane's "yo-yo" behavior different from that of the Whole Sick Crew?

5. What is V.'s point of view regarding the siege in Africa in 1922?

6. What are some characteristics of V. that are revealed in Chapter 11 and what do they say about her?

7. What does Kurt Mondaugen witness in 1922 while in Africa?

8. How does fate appear to intervene in the life of Benny Profane in Chapter 8?

9. Why is Fina leaving New York?

10. How does V. appear in Chapter 9 and what does this say about her or her role?

(see the answer keys)

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