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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 money does Sherman withdraw from his account the day before his arrest?
(a) 20,000 dollars
(b) 10,000 dollars
(c) 5,000 dollars
(d) 1,000 dollars

2. In the courtroom, with whom is Kovitsky constantly warring during Chapter 31?
(a) The press
(b) Kramer
(c) The spectators
(d) Killian

3. What is the reason for Sherman's meeting with Lopwitz?
(a) An upcoming government auction
(b) A possible promotion
(c) His recent performance
(d) Changes to the Giscard deal

4. How much money does Tommy Killian require for a retainer?
(a) 75,000 dollars
(b) He will forego a retainer
(c) 150,000 dollars
(d) 30,000 dollars

5. Why does Sherman decide against telling Lopwitz about his infidelity?
(a) Lopwitz is a staunch puritan
(b) Lopwitz is related to Arthur Ruskin
(c) Lopwitz is a famous gossip
(d) Lopwitz probably already knows

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time are Detectives Martin and Goldberg picking up Sherman?

2. What annoys Shelly Thomas about her date with Kramer?

3. What does Roland say about the picture of Sherman and Judy the Detectives show him?

4. Which of the following is not a charge that Sherman will be facing?

5. In what periodical is Weiss looking at Sherman McCoy's picture during this meeting?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the scene at the Criminal Court at the end of Chapter 31.

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

5. Describe Lopwitz's reaction to the news of Sherman's arrest and what it means to Sherman.

6. How does the information of Maria Ruskin's complicity in the hit-and-run eventually reach Peter Fallow?

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

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

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

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

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