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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. What is the name of Joe's younger brother?
(a) Joseph.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Klay.
(d) Alfred.

2. Who does Joe begin dating?
(a) Denise.
(b) Layla.
(c) Luna.
(d) Rosa.

3. Who does Joe believe that he sees at the dock?
(a) Sammy.
(b) His father.
(c) His brother.
(d) His uncle.

4. When Sammy and Joe attend a party, what is the occupation of the man who is honored there?
(a) A clothing designer.
(b) An actor.
(c) An artist.
(d) A writer.

5. What is the name of Joe's father?
(a) Emil.
(b) Deriko.
(c) Eric.
(d) Dennis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What percentage of the rights of the comics does Sammy demand?

2. When Joe is finally able to break into an apartment, what type of business does it end up being?

3. What is Joe's occupation at the beginning of the story?

4. Which character has shifted the way comics are viewed when Sammy and Joe begin their work?

5. Which of the following is Sammy most interested in?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Sammy.

2. What is Tommy's view of the adults around him?

3. What shatters Sam's fantasy of living a normal life?

4. Who is the soul and driver of the comic book project?

5. In what ways is this book comic-like?

6. What has Joe escaped from in his life?

7. After reading about the story of an alleged jumper in the paper, why does Joe follow through with his plan in the end?

8. How is the death of Joe's brother foreshadowed?

9. According to the book's foreshadowing, which character will play a larger role in the future of the novel? How do you know?

10. What role does surrealism play in Part VI?

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