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 get hookers

To make liquor deals

To receive messages

2)

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

Elizabeth

Mary

Maria

Dolly

3)

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

2

4

3

7

4)

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

Assault and battery

Murder

Kidnapping

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

Christmas dinner

Worship

See friends

7)

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

He has cancer

He is a Democrat

He is gay

He is near bankruptcy

8)

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

Julian knew he loved him

Julian left a will

The suicide strain has skipped a generation

Julian didn't suffer

9)

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

Diabetes

Heart disease

Cancer

Alcoholism

10)

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

Valley

Brandywine

Anthracite coal

Piedmont

11)

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

The fuel pump

The radiator belt

A flat tire

The tire chain

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)

High prosperity

Not a boom time

Depression

High growth

14)

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

Julian and Caroline

Harry Reilly

Ross Campbell

Ed Charney

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)

$3

$1

$5

$10

16)

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

She belongs to Ed

She should behave like a lady

She needs to stop drinking

She is behind on her rent

17)

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

Ed is home with his wife and son

She wrecked her car

She lost a diamond earring

Someone stole her mink coat

18)

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

Very noisily

Bounding in

Walking very slowly

Stealthily

19)

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

When Harry had an affair with Caroline

As soon as Julian felt beholden to him

When Harry got divorced

When Harry wouldn't buy a Cadillac

20)

Who pronounces Julian dead? (from Chapter 10)

Dr. Malloy

Dr. English

Dr. Reilly

Dr. Hall

21)

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

Princeton

Duke

Harvard

Yale

22)

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

Helene is already drunk

Helene is sick

Ed is coming later

Helene has left with another guy

23)

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

The IRS

The Democrats

Julian

The president

24)

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

Travel

Money

Alcohol

Secrecy

25)

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

Turkey dinner

Burger and fries

Ham dinner

Meat loaf dinner

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