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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 has happened to the chair in Billie's apartment in Chapter 30?
(a) It's fallling apart.
(b) It caught on fire.
(c) It's been rained on.
(d) It's been remodeled.

2. Who does the narrator refer to as "a real Adam and Eve waking up" in Chapter 34?
(a) Cody and Billie.
(b) Dave and Romana.
(c) Cody and Evelyn.
(d) Dave and Susanne.

3. Of what descent does the narrator say that Billie's friend is?
(a) Basque.
(b) Italian.
(c) Roman.
(d) Greek.

4. Who does the narrator compare the image of Cody in the doorway to in Chapter 23?
(a) St. Christopher.
(b) God.
(c) St. Michael.
(d) Jesus.

5. Who does the narrator say he looks like, peering from behind the window curtain in Chapter 31?
(a) The Phantom of the Opera.
(b) Dracula.
(c) A frightened child.
(d) A burglar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of pet does McLear show off in Chapter 24?

2. What does Billie say she's going to do in Chapter 34?

3. What does the narrator see in a vision in Chapter 37?

4. Who is Dave Wain's girlfriend?

5. What is Billie's son's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What spiritual or religious imagery is presented in Chapter 36 in relation to Jack's state of mind?

2. What does Jack compare the visions he sees in Chapter 37 to?

3. What does Jack write of his wishes for Cody to be a writer in Chapter 25?

4. How does Jack describe the inner world of his alcohol-laced madness in Chapter 21?

5. What leads Jack to go for Cody's suggestion in Chapter 24?

6. What events trigger Jack's agitation in Chapter 21?

7. What is Jack's state of mind in the end of Chapter 22?

8. What does Cody propose to Jack in Chapter 24 regarding Willamine?

9. What does Jack reveal through exposition regarding Cody and Evelyn in Chapter 23?

10. What is the initial meeting of Jack and Billie like in Chapter 26?

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