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

2. With which tertiary character does Fallow recall having a fight at Leicester's?
(a) Lopwitz
(b) Fiske
(c) Filippo Chirazzi
(d) Sir Gerald Steiner

3. Where does Sherman meet Tommy Killian in Chapter 17?
(a) The lobby of Pierce and Pierce
(b) The Criminal Courts Building
(c) Leicester's
(d) Killian's office

4. What newspaper does Sherman McCoy read in the bathroom stall of Pierce and Pierce?
(a) The Daily News
(b) The New York TImes
(c) The City Light
(d) The New York Post

5. What does Sherman refuse to do for Martin and Goldberg?
(a) Let them into his condo
(b) Go to the station with them
(c) Tell them where he was the night of the hit-and-run
(d) Take them to his Mercedes

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Larry Kramer wait in his bedroom before going out into the main room?

2. Which stock increases value in Chapter 6, earning Sherman's Cleveland client a good return?

3. What aspect of the Henry Lamb story does Reverend Bacon want to receive more coverage?

4. What is Tommy Killian most concerned about in the immediate future?

5. What does the Mayor consider his "wrong" choice?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the speech Lord Buffing makes.

3. Who is Roland Auburn?

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

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

6. What realities does Tommy Killian elucidate for Sherman?

7. What is Abe Weiss perpetually searching for and why?

8. How does Judy explain Sherman's work to Campbell?

9. Describe Sherman McCoy's history with Freddy Button.

10. What does Sherman discover in the papers in Chapter 14?

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