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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Reverend Bacon claim the Sherman McCoy is smearing?
(a) Annie Lamb
(b) Henry Lamb
(c) Reverend Bacon
(d) Roland Auburn

2. Who is suing Sherman McCoy's real estate agent at the end of the novel?
(a) Reverend Bacon
(b) Pollard Browning
(c) Al Vogel
(d) Judy McCoy

3. Where in their condo does Sherman tell Judy about his arrest?
(a) Parlor
(b) Bedroom
(c) Library
(d) Dining Room

4. In what state does Sherman find himself at the di Duccis event?
(a) Much more popular
(b) A complete pariah
(c) A curiosity
(d) Exactly the same as before

5. What does Sherman tell his daughter to remember in the coming days?
(a) He is thinking of her
(b) He is a good guy
(c) Everyone makes mistakes
(d) He loves her

6. Where does Abe Weiss want to arrest Sherman McCoy?
(a) Pierce and Pierce
(b) His condo
(c) Tommy Killian's office
(d) The Metropolitan Opera

7. What does Maria tell Sherman at the funeral to end their conversation?
(a) She has no memory of the accident
(b) He will have to take the fall for her
(c) She will testify on his behalf
(d) They will talk later

8. After Kramer informs Maria of her new involvement in the Henry Lamb case, what part of her body perceptively quivers?
(a) Her neck
(b) Her ankle
(c) Her hand
(d) Her eye

9. On what famous thoroughfare in New York is the funeral home where Arthur Ruskin's funeral is held?
(a) Broadway
(b) Wall Street
(c) Fifth Avenue
(d) Madison Avenue

10. Why does Maria lash out at Sherman at the end of their meeting?
(a) She discovers his wire
(b) He insists she is guilty
(c) She feels he no longer loves her
(d) He berates her for her affair with Chirazzi

11. What gesture did Sherman make to Judy before going to work in his first days at Pierce and PIerce?
(a) An Asian bow
(b) A Nixon double-V
(c) A military salute
(d) A Black Power fist

12. What is the subject of Peter Fallow's news article in Chapter 30?
(a) Sherman's Giscard deal
(b) Maria Ruskin's love nest
(c) Fillipo Chizzari's Italian villa
(d) Campbell McCoy's school

13. Who visits the Reverend Bacon at the beginning of Chapter 25?
(a) Peter Fallow
(b) Edward Fiske
(c) Abe Weiss
(d) The Mayor

14. Who brings the recording of Maria Ruskin's inadvertent confession to Tommy Killian?
(a) Quigley
(b) Bernie Fitzgibbon
(c) Her landlord
(d) Peter Fallow

15. Which of the following is not a charge that Sherman will be facing?
(a) Leaving the scene of an accident
(b) Failure to report an accident
(c) Reckless endangerment
(d) Manslaughter

Short Answer Questions

1. Who challenges Weiss about the manner of Sherman's arrest?

2. On which famous avenue is the Ruskins' apartment?

3. Who is the first person that Sherman admits his upcoming arrest to?

4. What does the staff of the restaurant give Peter Fallow after Arthur Ruskin's body is removed?

5. What shocks Sherman's father at the end of their conversation?

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