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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Rat send to the Main Character along with his first letter?
(a) An advertisement and a stamp.
(b) A lighter.
(c) A novel.
(d) An addressed and stamped envelope.

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

3. What does the Main Character say has happened to his business partner over the past several years?
(a) He has become an alcoholic.
(b) He has become a religious fanatic.
(c) He has grown weak from a chronic illness.
(d) He has become addicted to cocaine.

4. Whom does the Limo Driver tell the Main Character gave him the important phone number?
(a) The Boss.
(b) The Girlfriend.
(c) The Strange Man.
(d) God.

5. What does the Girlfriend tell the Main Character just before she shows him her ears for the first time?
(a) That he must stay with her for a few months.
(b) That he will be at her command.
(c) That they must make love immediately.
(d) That she cannot be responsible for his sorrow.

6. What does the Main Character dream about in the limo on the way to the Boss's house?
(a) Pliers and a talking cow.
(b) The Girlfriends ears sitting on the seat next to him.
(c) The Girlfriend's ears on the Strange Man's head.
(d) A hammer and a talking sheep.

7. Where does the bar owner suggest that the Main Character stay while he is in town?
(a) With the Rat's family.
(b) With the bar owner.
(c) With the Main Character's family.
(d) With the Rat's friend.

8. What does the Limo Driver give to the Main Character?
(a) His phone number.
(b) A map.
(c) God's phone number.
(d) A bible.

9. Who does the Strange Man say drew the image he shows to the Main Character in Chapter 18?
(a) The Girlfriend.
(b) The Rat.
(c) The Boss.
(d) The Strange Man.

10. What time does the Strange Man arrive at the office?
(a) 3:15 PM.
(b) 11 PM.
(c) 9 AM.
(d) 11 AM.

11. What does the Rat refuse to give to the Main Character in his first letter?
(a) His address.
(b) The money he owes him.
(c) The dreams he is having.
(d) The name of his new wife.

12. What prediction does the Girlfriend make in Chapter 6 that comes true?
(a) That the Main Character will receive a package.
(b) That the Main Character will have a visitor.
(c) That the Main Character will get violently ill.
(d) That the Main Character will get a phone call.

13. How does the Main Character react the first time he sees the Girlfriend's ears?
(a) He cries.
(b) He kisses her.
(c) He thanks her profusely.
(d) He is unable to speak.

14. Who arrives at the Main Character's apartment after he makes his purchase in Chapter 22?
(a) The Girlfriend.
(b) The Rat.
(c) The ex-wife.
(d) The Strange Man.

15. What does the Girlfriend tell the Main Character about her ears?
(a) She gets a high off showing them.
(b) They bring her great luck.
(c) She rarely displays them.
(d) They bring her great misery.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Main Character first learn of the death in Chapter 1?

2. What does the person who is at the Main Character's apartment in Chapter 2 tell him?

3. How old was the Main Character when he knew the person who dies in Chapter 1?

4. Where does the Main Character first meet the person who dies in Chapter 1?

5. Where does the Main Character go after leaving the Limo Driver on his return from the Boss's home?

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