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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Strange Man do when the Main Character refuses to tell him what he wants to know in Chapter 17?
(a) Shows him a different photograph.
(b) Threatens him.
(c) Throws a lighter at him.
(d) Tears up a check.

2. What best describes the Boss?
(a) A technological genius with strong liberal viewpoints.
(b) A major player in the conservative publication business.
(c) A powerful leader of a corrupt family run corporation.
(d) A major right-wing political figure.

3. What does the Main Character tell the Strange Man that he must do in Chapter 23?
(a) Watch the cat.
(b) Pay for the medicine.
(c) Fire the Limo Driver.
(d) Come to the office.

4. Whom does the Strange Man demand to speak to?
(a) The person responsible for an image in the bulletin.
(b) The person in charge of hiring and firing.
(c) The person in charge of accounting.
(d) The person in charge of graphic design.

5. What does the Strange Man do as he waits for the Business Partner to arrive?
(a) Stares at the receptionist.
(b) Talks on his phone.
(c) Types on his laptop.
(d) Waits motionless.

6. What best describes the mental state of the Main Character at the time he knew the person who dies in Chapter 1?
(a) Unfocused.
(b) Angst ridden.
(c) Peaceful.
(d) Driven.

7. Where do the Sixteen Steps that title Chapter 2 actually lead?
(a) To the roof of the building.
(b) To the Main Character's apartment.
(c) To the laundry room.
(d) To a wall with no door.

8. What is true of the Limo Driver?
(a) He is an Olympic athlete.
(b) He is a devout Christian.
(c) He is a champion poker player.
(d) He is an atheist.

9. How old is the Girlfriend as noted in Chapter 4?
(a) 21.
(b) 35.
(c) 18.
(d) 29.

10. For how long does the Main Character tell the Business Partner that he will be gone?
(a) He does not tell him.
(b) At least a month.
(c) At least a year.
(d) Until his next birthday.

11. How does the Strange Man respond to the Main Character's attempts at small talk during their phone call in Chapter 22?
(a) He is uncharacteristically friendly.
(b) He tells him to stop wasting his time.
(c) He urges him to get to the point.
(d) With silence.

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

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

14. What does the person who is at the Main Character's apartment in Chapter 2 tell him?
(a) That he is selfish.
(b) That she still loves him.
(c) That he owes money.
(d) That he is invited to a party.

15. What does the Strange Man want the Main Character to tell him in Chapter 17?
(a) How he met the Rat.
(b) Where he obtained the sheep photo.
(c) How he met the Girlfriend.
(d) The Rat's location.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the second person that the Main Character tries to phone after Limo Driver on his return from the Boss's home?

2. What does the Main Character realize about his photos at the end of Chapter 3?

3. Whom does the Strange Man say he represents?

4. What does the Limo Driver give to the Main Character?

5. What does the Main Character see when he uses the magnifying glass?

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