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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the man begin his part of the search for the sheep?
(a) The postcard section at the bookstore.
(b) The Ovine Theater.
(c) Travel and tourism places.
(d) Local sheep ranches.

2. Why does the Sheep Man tell the Main Character that he fled to the mountains?
(a) To avoid the war.
(b) For love.
(c) He worked for the Ministry of Forestry and Agriculture.
(d) To follow the Sheep.

3. Where do the Girlfriend and the Main Character first go to plan their strategy after exiting their flight?
(a) A coffee shop.
(b) Their hotel.
(c) A bar.
(d) A movie theater.

4. What does the visitor to the villa tell the Main Character to do before leaving the next day?
(a) Unplug all the appliances.
(b) Set the grandfather clock.
(c) Collect all the sheep wool he can.
(d) Copy down the data in the book.

5. What vehicle is sent to pick up the cat?
(a) The Strange Man's sleek black sedan.
(b) A dilapidated taxicab.
(c) The Boss's Limo.
(d) An animal transport bus.

6. How do the Main Character and the Girlfriend get to the station after the cat is picked up?
(a) They take the Girlfriend's car.
(b) They call a taxicab.
(c) They are taken by the same person who picks up the cat.
(d) The Strange Man sends a different car for them.

7. Whom does the Main Character get to agree to pickup himself and the Girlfriend at 8:00 the next morning in Chapter 31?
(a) The caretaker's son.
(b) A mountain guide.
(c) The caretaker.
(d) The livestock inspector.

8. What is the Main Character doing on the tenth day of his visit when the Sheep Man returns to the villa?
(a) Scrubbing the floor.
(b) Reading a book.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Playing the guitar.

9. Who does the caretaker say is living in the home on the sheep ranch that the Main Character visits in Chapter 30?
(a) The Sheep Professor's wife.
(b) No one.
(c) The owner of the villa.
(d) The owner of the hotel the couple is staying in.

10. What fantasy does the man have as he is cooking dinner in Chapter 35?
(a) He imagines getting on a train.
(b) He imagines marrying the Girlfriend.
(c) He imagines cooking dinner for the Rat.
(d) He imagines owning a restaurant.

11. Who arrives at the villa and tells the Main Character that he has behaved selfishly?
(a) The Rat.
(b) The Sheep Man.
(c) A messenger.
(d) The Business Partner.

12. What do the Girlfriend and the Main Character do after planning their strategy for hunting the sheep?
(a) Go to a double feature at the theater.
(b) Buy and read books on sheep from the bookstore.
(c) Interview the manager of the Ovine Theater.
(d) Have dinner with the Sheep Lady.

13. What does the Main Character discover at the unlucky bend in the road?
(a) A brand new jeep.
(b) The road is impassable.
(c) An old red truck.
(d) The road is now paved.

14. What object does the Main Character discover in a book at the villa while he is waiting for the Rat to arrive?
(a) The Strange Man's business card.
(b) A paper-thin mirror.
(c) The ad he submitted seeking the Rat.
(d) The bulletin with the starred sheep.

15. How do the Girlfriend and the Main Character feel about the Limo Driver?
(a) They like him.
(b) They think he is hiding something.
(c) They are ambivalent towards him.
(d) They dislike him.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what condition is the Main Character at the beginning of Chapter 41?

2. What do the Main Character and the Girlfriend observe as they go further up the mountain road?

3. What strategy do the Girlfriend and the Main Character come up with for hunting the sheep?

4. What does the Main Character do on the seventh day of the trip to help locate the Rat?

5. What does the Main Character do just before leaving the villa for the last time?

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