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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. How is Mike completing his new novel?
(a) He has decided not to finish it.
(b) He writing 20 hours a day.
(c) He is plagiarizing.
(d) He is using material he has created in other years.

2. Mattie tells Mike that she has seen the word ______________ written in spilled flour in her kitchen.
(a) Why.
(b) Hello.
(c) Sally.
(d) Johanna.

3. What is the nickname of the moose head over the fireplace at Sara Laughs?
(a) Bunter.
(b) Buddy.
(c) Bruiser.
(d) Bonner.

4. Mike's book, "The Red Shirt Man", came about when he saw a man working as a ____________________.
(a) Mechanic.
(b) Painter.
(c) Policeman.
(d) Window washer.

5. What is Harold's profession?
(a) Literary agent.
(b) Sculptor.
(c) News reporter.
(d) Stockbroker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mike ask Bill Dean to do before he goes to the cabin?

2. When is the last time Mike sees his wife?

3. Where does Mike decide to go on a vacation?

4. What thought does Mike have when he wakes up from his nightmares?

5. Max Devore made his fortune in which industry?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Bill Dean and what role does he serve in Mike's life?

2. Why is Mike so moved by all that has happened to him since he has returned to Sara Laughs?

3. What does Mike send his editor who pushes for the completion of his fourth book?

4. In what state of mind does Mike bring the Selectric typewriter to his office and what does he think is the reason?

5. What does Mike hope to capture on the dictaphone and what sound is actually recorded?

6. What is Mike's profession and how does his work suffer after the death of his wife?

7. Does Mike's nightmare of arriving at Sara Laughs come true when Mike finally does arrive at the cottage?

8. What makes Mike realize that he must return to Sara Laughs?

9. What does Mattie tell Mike is the reason she is in such a good mood after talking to John Storrow?

10. When do Mike's nightmares begin?

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