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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Norman fear about an encounter with Jim?
(a) That Jim would challenge Norman to a fight.
(b) That Jim could outtalk Norman any day.
(c) That Norman would not win in a fistfight with Jim.
(d) That Norman will run away in fear.

2. What does Norman do to revive himself?
(a) Has a few beers
(b) Bathes in the river
(c) Cooks a good meal
(d) Jogs a couple miles

3. How do the two men eventually work together?
(a) As longtime partners
(b) In silence
(c) As little as possible
(d) As strangers

4. What does Norman think gyppoing would do for him?
(a) Give him some fine motor skills
(b) Help him earn extra money for graduate school
(c) Develop his artistic sensibilities
(d) Build up his upper body strength

5. How does Norman view the answer to #93?
(a) They laugh all the time.
(b) They are a bit standoffish.
(c) They are very quiet.
(d) They seem very nice.

6. How does Jim insist on staying in contact with Norman?
(a) By writing letters to him
(b) By sending postcards
(c) By sending e-mail
(d) By phoning him

7. Why kind of personality does Jim have?
(a) He is very charming.
(b) He is difficult to get along with.
(c) He is always laughing.
(d) He is quiet and shy.

8. What does Jim eventually consider Norman to be?
(a) A business partner
(b) An enemy
(c) A friend
(d) A shrewd poker player

9. What does Jim brag about over dinner one night?
(a) His girls
(b) His new car
(c) His physical strength
(d) His house

10. What does Jim do during the winter months?
(a) Teaches at a trade school
(b) Takes a vacation
(c) Pimps prostitutes
(d) Takes college classes

11. To whom does Jim introduce Norman?
(a) His mother and father
(b) His ex-wife and kids
(c) Two women who work for Jim
(d) His old boss and his wife

12. What is Jim's overall personality?
(a) Self-centered and determined to prove himself better than everyone else
(b) Very gracious and charming
(c) Irritable sometimes but easygoing most of the time
(d) Generous to a fault

13. With whom does Jim have an affair?
(a) A highly respected local woman
(b) His ex-wife
(c) Someone he met in a bar
(d) An old flame

14. Jim is a big talker and always brags about _____________________.
(a) his bank account
(b) his new car
(c) his winter job
(d) his girlfriend

15. What does Norman agree to do with Jim?
(a) Have a drink
(b) Take a vacation
(c) Go into business together
(d) Move in together

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Norman agree to gyppo instead of work for wages?

2. In what subject does Norman learn lessons during his experience with Jim?

3. What does Jim complain to the cooks about?

4. What does Jim enjoy doing at the camp?

5. Why does Norman refuse to complain to Jim about his sawing?

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