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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 Tommy Killian warn Sherman will likely happen in court the next day?
(a) Maria will testify against him
(b) The press will be let into the courtroom
(c) The DA will seek a bail increase
(d) The jury will enter deliberations

2. At what time are Detectives Martin and Goldberg picking up Sherman?
(a) 9:00 am
(b) 6:00 am
(c) 12:00 pm
(d) 7:30 am

3. What makes Larry Kramer intensely nervous on his second date with Shelly Thomas?
(a) His old underwear
(b) Her low-cut shirt
(c) The bill
(d) The McCoy case

4. Which of the following is not a call that Lopwitz takes during his meeting with Sherman?
(a) His interior designer
(b) Tommy Killian
(c) A celebrity friend
(d) Bernard Levy

5. What drug is Roland Auburn best known for selling in the Bronx?
(a) Crack
(b) Marijuana
(c) Heroin
(d) PCP

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Sherman McCoy resolved to do as he waits in Tommy Killian's waiting room?

2. Where does Judy sleep the night before Sherman's arrest?

3. How many reporters have been assigned to corroborating Fallow's tip about Maria Ruskin?

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

5. Why did Roland not come forward earlier with the information?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Maria Ruskin's testimony.

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

3. What promises does Tommy Killian make Sherman McCoy regarding his arrest?

4. What does Fallow see at the funeral?

5. What simple domestic act does Sherman attempt the morning after his arrest, and what happens?

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

7. As Kramer is interviewing Maria Ruskin, what does he realize he loves about his job?

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

9. Why does Judge Kovisky decide to bring Sherman to his chambers along with the attorneys?

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

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