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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, Chapter 13-14: The Rat's First Letter and The Rat's Second Letter and Part 5, Chapter 15-16: The Song is Over and She Drinks Her Salty Dog, Talking about the Sound of the Waves.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Main Character find in the back of the limo that the Strange Man sends to pick him up and bring him to the Boss?
(a) A lighter with a worm emblem.
(b) A lighter with a sheep emblem.
(c) A travel mug with a sheep emblem.
(d) A travel mug with a worm emblem.

2. Who is at the Main Character's apartment when he arrives home in Chapter 2?
(a) His sister-in-law.
(b) His ex-wife.
(c) The postman.
(d) His friend.

3. What is the trilateral power base that the Boss is said to control?
(a) Bankers, newspapers, and educational institutions.
(b) Politicians, information services, and stocks.
(c) Japanese imports, publishing, and politicians.
(d) Scientific institutions, a political party, and gold mines.

4. What is true of the Main Character when he arrives home in Chapter 2?
(a) He is carrying a large package.
(b) He is walking a dog.
(c) He is drunk.
(d) He is ill.

5. Whom does the Rat ask the Main Character to visit for him?
(a) A female friend.
(b) An old man.
(c) His mother.
(d) A religious man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells the Main Character about a sheep in Chapter 6?

2. Who is referred to as the Boss?

3. What best describes the Boss?

4. What does the Girlfriend tell the Main Character just before she shows him her ears for the first time?

5. What does the Rat apologize for in his first letter to the Main Character?

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