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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At which airport does Maria Ruskin land?
(a) Kennedy
(b) MacArthur
(c) LaGuardia
(d) Newark

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

4. Why is Fallow in pain when he arrived at the office?
(a) He had his wisdom teeth removed
(b) He has the flu
(c) He is hung over
(d) He has been mugged

5. What Edgar Allen Poe story does Lord Buffing reference at the party?
(a) Hopscotch
(b) Masque of the Red Death
(c) Cask of Amontillado
(d) Fall of the House of Usher

6. Where does Larry Kramer regularly see his beloved Girl with Brown Lipstick?
(a) The deli across from the courthouse
(b) The jury box
(c) The D train
(d) The clerical pool

7. Who turned Sherman McCoy over to the lawyer, Freddy Button, originally?
(a) Lopwitz
(b) His father
(c) Judy
(d) Maria Ruskin

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

9. Who is holding the society party that Sherman and Judy are attending?
(a) The Astors
(b) The Helmsleys
(c) The Babcocks
(d) The Bavardages

10. Who do the Brits at Leicester's con into footing the bill for their drinks?
(a) Kramer
(b) Sherman
(c) Fiske
(d) Reverend Bacon

11. What embarrassing thing happens to the landlord as he waits for Germaine Boll to return?
(a) He breaks wind
(b) His chair breaks
(c) He falls asleep
(d) He thinks he has the wrong apartment

12. Who does Sherman McCoy inadvertently call when he tries to dial Maria?
(a) Abe Weiss
(b) Judy
(c) Her roommate
(d) Browning

13. Of what does Freddy Button believe Sherman is guilty?
(a) Nothing
(b) Reckless endangerment
(c) Assault
(d) Failing to report an accident

14. At the end of Chapter 9, what term does Fallow elicit from Henry Lamb's teacher to describe the boy?
(a) Model student
(b) Troubled student
(c) Determined student
(d) Honor student

15. Where do Judy and Campbell go on Friday nights?
(a) White Plains
(b) Princeton, New Jersey
(c) Connecticut
(d) Long Island

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Kramer's friend, Greg, work?

2. Which of the following characters is not present in the meeting at the beginning of Chapter 16?

3. What do the detectives' think regarding the case against Sherman McCoy?

4. For what purpose was Reverend Bacon given 350,000 dollars by the Episcopal Church?

5. What is Sherman McCoy's dog's name?

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