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

2. What is Kovisky forced to do at the the end of Chapter 31?
(a) Speak to the press about his reasoning
(b) Resign his judicial post
(c) Flee the court through a back exit
(d) Clear the courtroom of all nonessential persons

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

4. Which two characters are meeting at the beginning of Chapter 23?
(a) Weiss and Bernie
(b) Bernie and Killian
(c) Kramer and Weiss
(d) Kramer and Killian

5. Where does Fallow dine with Arthur Ruskin?
(a) Le Cirque
(b) D'Orsea
(c) Leicester's
(d) La Boue d'Argent

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the status of Henry Lamb at the end of the novel?

2. Who calls Tommy Killian in Chapter 30 with news about the trial?

3. Where in their condo does Sherman tell Judy about his arrest?

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

5. What physical attribute of the Italian court artist does Kramer notice most?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Shelly Thomas disagree with Kramer about the McCoy case?

2. Where does the incriminating recording of Maria come from?

3. What happens to Sherman McCoy in the holding cell awaiting the calling of his case?

4. How is Sherman's experience at the di Ducci event different from his experience at the Bavardages'?

5. What does the mayor decide regarding the McCoy case?

6. How does Roland Auburn's story differ from the actual event?

7. What story does the City Light run as a result of Fallow's meeting with Arthur Ruskin?

8. What aspects of Sherman McCoy's life are disrupted by the Henry Lamb case?

9. What happens to the Lamb family at the end of the novel?

10. Why does Bernie disagree with Abe Weiss about the planned arrest of Sherman?

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