Free Appointment in Samarra Quiz

1)

Why does Ed like to have Al stationed at the Apollo Hotel? (from Chapter 2, Part 3)

To make phone calls

To make liquor deals

To get hookers

To receive messages

2)

Who was the Polish girl that Julian had loved as a young man? (from Chapter 9)

Elizabeth

Dolly

Mary

Maria

3)

How many types of coal are there? (from Chapter 3, Part 1)

7

3

2

4

4)

Why was Al sent to prison? (from Chapter 2, Part 3)

Assault and battery

Kidnapping

Murder

Stealing

5)

In what year does this story currently take place? (from Chapter 3, Part 1)

1925

1899

1930

1913

6)

Why do Julian and Caroline go to the answer to #97? (from Chapter 3, Part 3)

See the latest film

Worship

See friends

Christmas dinner

7)

What is Julian afraid to tell the people he knows? (from Chapter 9)

He is gay

He is near bankruptcy

He is a Democrat

He has cancer

8)

What is Dr. English confident in knowing? (from Chapter 10)

Julian didn't suffer

Julian knew he loved him

The suicide strain has skipped a generation

Julian left a will

9)

From what disease is William English's father assumed to have suffered? (from Chapter 3, Part 2)

Alcoholism

Cancer

Diabetes

Heart disease

10)

Gibbsville lies in the _____________________ region. (from Chapter 3, Part 1)

Piedmont

Brandywine

Valley

Anthracite coal

11)

What does Julian have to stop the car to fix? (from Chapter 4, Part 1)

The radiator belt

A flat tire

The tire chain

The fuel pump

12)

What does Julian's mother scold him for? (from Chapter 3, Part 3)

Developing a double chin

Living in the wrong neighborhood

Spending too much money

Marrying the wrong girl

13)

How could the late-1920s be characterized for Gibbsville? (from Chapter 3, Part 1)

Depression

Not a boom time

High growth

High prosperity

14)

Who is Lute surprised to see come into the Stage Coach Inn? (from Chapter 6)

Harry Reilly

Julian and Caroline

Ed Charney

Ross Campbell

15)

How much did Ed Charney give Al to have Ed's car washed after Al got out of prison? (from Chapter 2, Part 3)

$1

$3

$5

$10

16)

What do Al and Foxie want to remind Helene? (from Chapter 3, Part 5)

She belongs to Ed

She is behind on her rent

She should behave like a lady

She needs to stop drinking

17)

Helene is mad because Al is watching her and ______________________. (from Chapter 6)

Ed is home with his wife and son

She lost a diamond earring

Someone stole her mink coat

She wrecked her car

18)

How does Julian enter the house when he returns home? (from Chapter 3, Part 4)

Stealthily

Walking very slowly

Bounding in

Very noisily

19)

Julian's feelings toward Harry changed _____________________________. (from Chapter 8)

As soon as Julian felt beholden to him

When Harry had an affair with Caroline

When Harry got divorced

When Harry wouldn't buy a Cadillac

20)

Who pronounces Julian dead? (from Chapter 10)

Dr. Hall

Dr. Reilly

Dr. Malloy

Dr. English

21)

What college had Julian wanted to attend? (from Chapter 3, Part 2)

Princeton

Yale

Harvard

Duke

22)

What does Al learn when he arrives? (from Chapter 3, Part 5)

Helene is sick

Helene is already drunk

Ed is coming later

Helene has left with another guy

23)

Julian's parents are critical of _________________. (from Chapter 3, Part 3)

The president

The IRS

The Democrats

Julian

24)

What is both a benefit and a drawback for Ed as it relates to Helene's behavior? (from Chapter 3, Part 5)

Alcohol

Money

Secrecy

Travel

25)

What does Al order for lunch at the Apollo? (from Chapter 2, Part 3)

Burger and fries

Ham dinner

Meat loaf dinner

Turkey dinner

Appointment in Samarra Quiz