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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 does Houten say he is getting for Raoul at the end of Chapter 15?
(a) Lunch.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) His belongings.
(d) A doctor.

2. What kind of food does Ezra say he doesn't eat?
(a) Dairy.
(b) Meat.
(c) Seafood.
(d) Kosher.

3. What does Alex find in a hidden compartment along with some drugs in Matthias' room?
(a) A manilla envelope.
(b) A ledger.
(c) A gun.
(d) Pictures.

4. What name does Alex use when he checks into the Bel-Air Hotel?
(a) Louis Armstrong.
(b) James Dean.
(c) Carl Jung.
(d) Milo Sturgis.

5. Who is named after the cherimoya fruit?
(a) Nona Swopes.
(b) Woody Swopes.
(c) Ezra's daughter.
(d) Ezra Maimon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alex tie the guard up with?

2. What color is the door to Augie's dorm?

3. What scientific name did Mr. Swopes use to refer to Nona in his journals?

4. How many people live in La Vista?

5. What does Doug refer to as "poison" when he enters the trailer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ezra say it's doubtful that Marla and Nona spent much time together when Nona was young?

2. What reason does Ezra give Alex for leaving very quickly the first time he met Mr. Swopes?

3. Why is Alex particularly concerned about Ricky Moody following the death of Richard Moody?

4. Why does the optimism in Garland Swope's ledgers end in Volume X?

5. What reason does Raoul give Alex for choosing oncology as his specialty?

6. Why does Alex set aside the magazine he's reading while he waits for Ezra to speak with Raoul?

7. Why doesn't Nona want to return Woody to the hospital?

8. What condition is Raoul in when Alex goes to pick him up in La Vista, and why is he like that?

9. What does Alex think about as he tries to fall asleep on his first night in the Bel-Air Hotel?

10. How does Alex manage to sneak up on Baron as he guards the gate to the Retreat?

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