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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who started Norman and Henny calling Sheldon by a nickname?
(a) Norman's mother.
(b) Sheldon told them it is his nickname.
(c) Henny's mother.
(d) Henny.

2. Who is supposed to front the money to purchase the Gull Reef Club?
(a) Lester Atlas.
(b) Henny Paperman.
(c) A Broadway co-op.
(d) Norman Paperman.

3. Who is Norman Paperman?
(a) A hen-pecked husband doing what his wife ordered.
(b) A New York resident who wants to buy a club on Amerigo.
(c) A wealthy businessman looking to make a profit.
(d) A retired doctor wanting to purchase the Gull Reef Club.

4. Who are the hill crowd?
(a) People who jog up and down Signal Mountain.
(b) People who want to stay dry when there is a flood.
(c) People who lived on Signal Mountain.
(d) The very poor people in town.

5. Who is Janet West?
(a) A one-time movie star who changed her name.
(b) A dancer on Broadway who married an islander.
(c) The owner of a rival club on the island.
(d) A member of the island elite.

6. What happens to Norman when he is under a lot of stress?
(a) He gets dizzy.
(b) His heart beats irregularly.
(c) He gets an allergic reaction.
(d) He stutters.

7. What is reported on the radio at dinner the night Norman Paperman returns from the island?
(a) A teamsters strike is expected to paralyze the US economy.
(b) The Soviet Union has thermonuclear bombs.
(c) All answers are correct.
(d) The U.S. Seventh Fleet is off Formosa ready for problems with the Chinese.

8. Who is Miss Buckley?
(a) A girlfriend of Senator Pullman.
(b) Gilbert's sister.
(c) An official from the Governor's office.
(d) An official from the immigration office.

9. What does Norman want to change about the brochures advertising the club?
(a) It states that guests are personally picked up at the airport.
(b) It states that everyone gets personal service or their stay is free.
(c) It states that for every minute guests wait for service a dollar is subtracted from their bill.
(d) It states that if you are not picked up from the airport immediately you get a free night stay.

10. Who does Norman depend on to pull off the Tilson party without a hitch?
(a) Church.
(b) Virgil.
(c) Iris.
(d) Shiela.

11. What gift does Norman bring Henny when he returns to New York?
(a) A diamond necklace.
(b) He didn't bring her anything.
(c) A pair of Florentine silver earrings.
(d) An antique silver and diamond bracelet.

12. What does Tex Akers do when Norman refuses to give him what he wants?
(a) He hires an extra crew so they can finish the work faster.
(b) He skips out.
(c) He starts a new business.
(d) He finishes the construction work.

13. What does Lionel see when he goes with Bob Cohn?
(a) All the answers are correct.
(b) Pink coral.
(c) A parrot fish.
(d) A shark.

14. Who does Miss Buckley come to see Norman about?
(a) Lorna.
(b) Gilbert.
(c) Virgil.
(d) Esme.

15. What does Norman Paperman need in order keep from losing the club to the other buyers?
(a) A signed contract saying he is going to buy it.
(b) A check for $10,000.
(c) A 10% deposit.
(d) A deposit of $5,000 and a promise of $100,000 more when they settle the deal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Hassim?

2. What is the name of the main town in Amerigo?

3. What happens a little over a week after Norman becomes owner of the club?

4. What does Norman suggest they do with the guests the night of the Tilson party?

5. Why is Henny so excited when Norman returns from his appointment with Chunky Collins?

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