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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Henny's reaction upon learning that Sheldon is married?
(a) She threatens him with a pie.
(b) She is angry.
(c) She goes into the kitchen to keep from strangling him.
(d) She accepts it with a smile.

3. What is the name of the main town in Amerigo?
(a) Watertown.
(b) Beaver Falls.
(c) Signal Mountain.
(d) Georgetown.

4. Who is Hassim?
(a) A homosexual Russian gift shop owner.
(b) A Turkish store owner.
(c) A charming Turkish street musician.
(d) A city counsel member.

5. What shocks Norman most when he gets aboard Mrs. Ball's new boat?
(a) That Thor is now the captain.
(b) That Iris is going with Mrs. Ball to Panama.
(c) That she is setting sail with him on board.
(d) That she is heading to New York and offers to bring Henny back with her.

6. Who is Norman surprised to see at the airport ticket counter?
(a) Virgil.
(b) Lorna.
(c) Shiela.
(d) Lionel.

7. Who is the Sending?
(a) The lead part in a Broadway show.
(b) Henny's brother.
(c) Sheldon Klug, Hazel's boyfriend.
(d) Lester Atlas's alias.

8. What is Sheldon's occupation?
(a) University instructor.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Student.
(d) He is between jobs.

9. How does Senator Pullman help Lionel get the fish he caught on the airplane?
(a) He tells them it is a stuffed and mounted fish.
(b) He tells them it is a Chinese glass fish.
(c) He tells them it is a special gift to the Governor of New York.
(d) He tells them it is a French replica of a fish.

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

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

12. Who else does Collins say is interested in purchasing the Gull Reef Club?
(a) Some men from Chicago.
(b) A businessman on the mainland.
(c) An attorney from San Francisco.
(d) A woman from Montana.

13. What is the book about that Sheldon is writing?
(a) The homosexuality of Balzac.
(b) The homosexuality of General Pershing.
(c) The homosexuality of King Arthur.
(d) The mating habits of horses.

14. What does Norman do after being bitten by the ants?
(a) He runs naked into the sea.
(b) He jumps into the club's pool.
(c) He sprays them with insecticide.
(d) He steps on them.

15. Why does Norman have reservations about the deal to by the Gull Reef Club?
(a) He thinks Lester might not finance the deal.
(b) All answers are correct.
(c) He thinks he should have more money to live on.
(d) He needs to pay back almost $1,000 dollars a month.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Norman Paperman thankful for after being knocked unconscious in Kinja?

2. Who is Russell?

3. What does Norman Paperman's wife think about buying the Gull Reef Club?

4. Who is Tex Akers?

5. Who saves Norman from drowning the first day at the Gull Reef Club?

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