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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not a letter that Henry Lamb says could be a the second letter of the Mercedes' license plate?
(a) L
(b) P
(c) B
(d) F

2. Which of Sherman's financiers offers him 6 million dollars less for the Giscard investment in Chapter 12?
(a) Arthur Ruskin
(b) Oscar Lubbel
(c) Bernard Levy
(d) Lopwitz

3. With whom is Sherman on the phone when he sees the Henry Lamb coverage in the City Light?
(a) Oscar Suder
(b) Lopwitz
(c) Arthur Ruskin
(d) Bernard Levy

4. Next to whom is Sherman seated during dinner in Chapter 15?
(a) Maria Ruskin
(b) Inez Bavardage
(c) Lord Buffing
(d) Baron Hochswald

5. What food does Judy McCoy use as a metaphor for Sherman's work?
(a) Donuts
(b) Chicken
(c) Cake
(d) Potatoes

6. Which of the following characters is not present in the meeting at the beginning of Chapter 16?
(a) Abe Weiss
(b) Detective Goldberg
(c) Larry Kramer
(d) Bernie FItzgibbon

7. What prominent power-player is arriving at the soiree just ahead of the McCoys?
(a) Baron Hochswald
(b) Aurthur Ruskin
(c) Lopwitz
(d) The Mayor

8. What are the ethnicities of the detectives assigned to the Henry Lamb case?
(a) Irish and Jewish
(b) Dominican and Hispanic
(c) Italian and Dominican
(d) Hispanic and Irish

9. Where does Kramer's friend, Greg, work?
(a) The Village Voice
(b) Banc Suisse
(c) Pierce and Pierce
(d) The Public Theater

10. Who does Reverend Bacon bring with him for the media opportunity in Chapter 13?
(a) Abe Weiss
(b) Peter Fallow
(c) Annie Lamb
(d) Maria Ruskin

11. What is the name of the particular French bond that Sherman is currently buying?
(a) The Giscard
(b) The D'Or
(c) The Gaulliste
(d) The Algier

12. What does Fiske insist be done with the Episcopal money?
(a) It be put into escrow
(b) It be returned in ful
(c) It be audited
(d) It be spent immediately

13. How much of Oscar Suder's money does Sherman McCoy lose in Chapter 7?
(a) 60,000 dollars
(b) 150,000 dollars
(c) 45,000 dollars
(d) 400,000 dollars

14. What does Kovitzky do after yelling at the men in the police van?
(a) Apologizes
(b) Buys a coffee at the food cart
(c) Kicks the van
(d) Spits at them

15. To which literary character do the assistant DA's in the Bronx Courthouse compare Abe Weiss?
(a) Macbeth
(b) Captain Ahab
(c) Oedipus Rex
(d) Jay Gatsby

Short Answer Questions

1. What two words do Reverend Bacon's protest signs juxtapose on the television?

2. Where does Annie Lamb think her son was headed when he was struck by a car?

3. Of what does Freddy Button believe Sherman is guilty?

4. Who interrupts Kramer as he prepares to go on a date with Shelly Thomas?

5. According to Al Vogel in Chapter 11 how many Mercedes is the NYPD now looking at?

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