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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. Who is Mary Dove?
(a) A waitress
(b) A nurse
(c) A friend of Faye's
(d) An usher at a theater

2. What does Joan show Tod in the Estees' backyard?
(a) A huge hot tub
(b) A plastic life-size replica of a dead horse on its back
(c) A new swimming pool
(d) New landscaping

3. Why does Homer leave the room?
(a) The woman falls asleep
(b) The woman pays him the overdue rent
(c) The woman screams at him
(d) The woman reclines suggestively

4. What was Harry's dream?
(a) Marry a wealthy widow
(b) Start his own church
(c) Make it big in Hollywood
(d) Buy a Starbucks franchise

5. What does Claude offer Tod?
(a) A job
(b) A canape
(c) A place to live
(d) A drink

Short Answer Questions

1. Which artists is Tod interested in now?

2. What does Harry want Homer to do?

3. What does the little man carry?

4. What is Tod supposed to learn on this job?

5. What does Homer do when his loneliness overcomes him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how Tod is getting an education apart from anything he ever learned at Yale.

2. Why has Tod come to Hollywood?

3. What is the significance of Harry's death for Faye?

4. How does Mrs. Jenning run her sporting house?

5. Describe Homer's personality.

6. How does the author indicate that Homer has some serious personal issues?

7. How does Homer meet Faye?

8. In addition to having Homer support her, how else is Faye taking advantage of him?

9. Who is Claude Estee?

10. Explain how the cock fight in Homer's garage is a scene of foreshadowing.

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