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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. Why is Norman always determined to stay up with Jim's pace?
(a) He wants to earn more money than Jim.
(b) He never wants Jim to win out over him.
(c) He wants a good performance review.
(d) He wants to build his upper body strength.

2. What does Norman not suggest to Jim?
(a) That they join a bowling team
(b) That they become partners again
(c) That they go to a movie
(d) That they invest in real estate

3. What happens at the end of the season?
(a) Norman runs into Jim in town.
(b) Norman takes a well-deserved vacation.
(c) Norman gets married.
(d) Norman and Jim go fishing together.

4. What happens to ruin this good feeling?
(a) He reads the evening paper.
(b) He watches the evening news.
(c) He reads his mail which is mostly bills.
(d) He has to return to camp and encounter Jim again.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What else does Jim gloat about?

2. How does Norman end each day?

3. What happens a few days later?

4. Jim is a big talker and always brags about _____________________.

5. What does Jim force Norman to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the content of Jim's final letter to Norman?

2. How does Norman perceive Jim's letters?

3. What does Norman observe about Jim's behavior with the other men?

4. What does Jim do while the prostitutes are working?

5. How does Norman come to feel about Jim?

6. Why does Norman make this decision?

7. How does Norman regain some composure after his trying days with Jim?

8. Who does Norman meet one summer while logging in the woods?

9. How does Norman perceive Jim?

10. How is Jim's behavior at dinner?

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