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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. When Victor visits his mother in Chapter 3, who does she think he is?
(a) Her old lawyer.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her son.

2. What does the narrator claim all of his co-workers are addicted to?
(a) Rules.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Sex.
(d) Drugs.

3. What is Denny actually carrying when he comes to Victor's house?
(a) A gun.
(b) A snake.
(c) A baby.
(d) A rock.

4. In Chapter 12, what is Victor trying to decide?
(a) When to visit his mother.
(b) When to quit his job.
(c) How to see Paige Marshall outside of St. Anthony's.
(d) What restaurant he wants to go to.

5. What does Victor's mother tell Paige Marshall parenthood is?
(a) The opiate of the masses.
(b) Overrated.
(c) A beautiful thing.
(d) A waste of time.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Dr. Marshall say Ida Mancini believes Victor is?

2. Why does Victor choke himself?

3. Who does Victor admit to wanting to have sex with in Chapter 10?

4. Where does the narrator go to visit his mother?

5. What did Victor and Ida hear on the radio?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Victor's "Hero Book."

2. What are Victor and Denny each doing at the strip club?

3. Why does Victor force himself to choke on his dinner?

4. What happens when Victor meets Paige Marshal in the chapel?

5. When Paige Marshall tells Victor she can restore his mother to the way she used to be, he says, "God forbid." Why would he say that?

6. Describe the conversation Victor and Paige have the first time they see each other after Victor runs out on Paige at the chapel.

7. What does Victor know about Paige Marshall in the first part of this book?

8. Describe Victor's relationship with Nico.

9. Why does Victor say that Colonial Dunsboro and St. Anthony's are both trapped in the past?

10. What did Victor like so well about the pornography he found as a boy of the man with the monkey?

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