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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. Why is Annie Lamb unwilling to assist in the police investigation regarding her comatose son?
(a) They have a warrant out for her arrest
(b) She hates her son
(c) She does not trust the police
(d) She does not speak English

2. In what borough of New York does Larry Kramer work as an assistant DA?
(a) Bronx
(b) Staten Island
(c) Manhattan
(d) Brooklyn

3. Who does Sherman call in the morning in Chapter 14?
(a) Bernard Levy
(b) Freddy Button
(c) Maria Ruskin
(d) Tommy Killian

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

5. In what New York Metropolitan neighborhood does the Prologue take place?
(a) Woodside
(b) Harlem
(c) SoHo
(d) Bedford-Stuyvesant

Short Answer Questions

1. How much time in prison has Mr. Krnkka's attorney promised him?

2. Who turned Sherman McCoy over to the lawyer, Freddy Button, originally?

3. What other group of activists show solidarity with Reverend Bacon?

4. From what event in London is Lopwitz calling in during the conference call in Chapter 3?

5. With what letter does Sherman's Mercedes' license plate begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the McCoys rent a car to go to the Bavardages party?

2. How does Fallow falsify the source of his information regarding the Mercedes search?

3. How does Kramer's attempt to impress his liberal friends in Chapter 10 backfire?

4. After hearing Sherman's story, what is Freddy's concern?

5. What is the Mayor's principle fear during his town hall in the Prologue?

6. What transformation occurs in Fallow's outlook on life during this chapter?

7. What does Sherman realize about Maria during their conversation in Chapter 11?

8. What do Detectives Martin and Goldberg discover at the parking garage by Sherman's building?

9. Describe the protest in Chapter 13.

10. How does Annie Lamb's situation make her cooperation with the police difficult?

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