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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. Which of the following is not one of the partners in the law firm Sherman consults?
(a) Schlossel
(b) Fishbein
(c) Bellavita
(d) Hernandez

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

3. Of what profession was Judy's father?
(a) US Senator
(b) Banker
(c) Grocer
(d) Professor

4. What is Tommy Killian most concerned about in the immediate future?
(a) Henry Lamb waking up from his coma
(b) Maria speaking to the cops
(c) Weiss fast-tracking the case
(d) Sherman speaking to the press

5. What do the white employees at Gibraltar do before sundown?
(a) Get a late lunch
(b) Pray
(c) Move their cars
(d) Call their families

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many Mercedes in New York CIty have plates beginning with an R?

3. Who does Sherman McCoy inadvertently call when he tries to dial Maria?

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

5. What food does Judy McCoy use as a metaphor for Sherman's work?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sherman McCoy's self-image change during the course of Chapter 3?

2. Why is the Herbert 92X trial becoming overblown at the Bronx courthouse?

3. Describe the speech Lord Buffing makes.

4. What are Kramer's principle concerns about the Henry Lamb case?

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

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

7. Describe Reverend Bacon.

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

9. How does Tommy Killian explain the criminal justice system to Sherman in Chapter 17?

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

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