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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 McCoy do in the courtroom at the end of the Epilogue?
(a) Publicly apologizes to his wife
(b) Flips the defense attorneys table
(c) Throws up a Black Power fist
(d) Laughs uncontrollably

2. What does Kramer think is keeping Cecil Hayden from getting a position at a better law firm?
(a) His temper
(b) His race
(c) His intellect
(d) His style of dress

3. What gesture did Sherman make to Judy before going to work in his first days at Pierce and PIerce?
(a) A Nixon double-V
(b) A Black Power fist
(c) A military salute
(d) An Asian bow

4. Where do Maria and Sherman meet to talk in Chapter 29?
(a) Bryant Park
(b) Le Boue d'Argent
(c) Germaine Boll's Townhouse
(d) Tommy Killian's office

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who regularly dines at the restaurant where Arthur Ruskin dies despite public statements against it?

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

3. Which of these adjectives does Roland Auburn use to describe Maria in the City Light coverage in Chapter 23?

4. How will Sherman get proof that Maria was driving the Mercedes when Henry Lamb was hit, according to Quigley's plan?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What information do Martin's two crack dealers offer regarding the McCoy case?

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

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

4. What high-minded reasoning does Weiss give for his prosecution of Sherman McCoy in Chapter 23?

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

6. What is Tommy Killian and Quigley's plan to get proof of Maria's complicity in the hit-and-run?

7. Why has no one heard of Roland Auburn even though he has been in the papers?

8. What does Sherman tell Judy about his relationship with Maria?

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

10. How does Larry Kramer characterize Roland Auburn in Chapter 19?

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