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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What music did Antoinette play for Lotto when he as a pea-smeared child in a high chair?
(a) Mozart.
(b) Rachmaninoff.
(c) Tchaikovsky.
(d) Beethoven.

2. What does the moderator, Lotto, and the other participants in the symposium in Chapter 7 of Fates drink before the event?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Bourbon.
(d) Tea.

3. Where does the character Go in Lancelot's play in Chapter 6 of Fates stay during the entire opera?
(a) On a bed.
(b) In a Queen Anne's chair.
(c) On the floor.
(d) In a glass tank.

4. In Chapter 7 of Fates, how long does it take Lancelot to calm down after calling his mother?
(a) 15 minutes.
(b) 5 minutes.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 20 minutes.

5. Where was Lotto's mother raised?
(a) New York.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Massachusetts.
(d) New Hampshire.

6. What is the last sound heard as "The Antigonad" concludes?
(a) Heartbeat.
(b) Rain.
(c) Thunder.
(d) Singing.

7. How old was Lotto when he first spent summers with Samuel?
(a) 15.
(b) 16.
(c) 8.
(d) 11.

8. What is Mathilde wearing at the beginning of Fates: Chapter 1?
(a) Khakis and blazer.
(b) One-piece swimsuit.
(c) Jeans and sweater.
(d) Green bikini.

9. Where does Lancelot do his writing?
(a) Top of the house.
(b) Sun porch.
(c) Office on the first floor of his house.
(d) Bedroom.

10. When Mathilde reads Lancelot's writing at the beginning of Chapter 6 of Fates, who does she tell that the work could have been great?
(a) The dog.
(b) The cat.
(c) Chollie.
(d) Danica.

11. Who died when Go tried to hang herself?
(a) Haemon.
(b) Giannis.
(c) Panagiotis.
(d) Kostas.

12. Where does the play take place in Chapter 8 of Fates?
(a) An old farmhouse.
(b) Swimming pool.
(c) Boys' boarding school.
(d) A New York mansion.

13. How old was Lotto's father when he died?
(a) 51.
(b) 46.
(c) 48.
(d) 54.

14. At the end of Chapter 1 of Fates, how long have Lotto and Mathilde been married?
(a) 11 months.
(b) 8 months.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 2 weeks.

15. Who is the female lead in "Ship of Fools"?
(a) Minerva.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Molly.
(d) Miranda.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Lotto born?

2. During what month did Lotto and his friends dig a big hole on the beach?

3. What is wrong with Samuel in Chapter 3 of Fates?

4. What did Antoinette read to Lotto one night when he is four?

5. Where does Lotto like to say he was born?

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