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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. During what month did Lotto and his friends dig a big hole on the beach?
(a) August.
(b) October.
(c) September.
(d) November.

3. What was Jelly Roll's name?
(a) Richard.
(b) Stephen.
(c) Harold.
(d) Martin.

4. What street does Lotto take as he leaves the building where the symposium was held in Chapter 7 of Fates?
(a) El Camino Real.
(b) Main Street.
(c) Washington Ave.
(d) Pace Street.

5. How does Rachel view Lotto's apartment when she and Sallie are visiting for Christmas in Chapter 3 of Fates?
(a) Decadent.
(b) Pristine.
(c) Gilded cage.
(d) Empty white space.

6. Where was Lotto born?
(a) Minnesota.
(b) Iowa.
(c) Florida.
(d) California.

7. Where does Lotto like to say he was born?
(a) Eye of a hurricane.
(b) In the middle of a thunderstorm.
(c) Yacht.
(d) Barn.

8. Why does the main character say he is unhappy in Chapter 8 of Fates?
(a) He is bored.
(b) He is friendless.
(c) He is lonely.
(d) He is cold.

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

10. In Chapter 7 of Fates, what does the hotel send Lotto to eat after he arrives?
(a) Salmon and asparagus.
(b) Pheasant under glass.
(c) Chicken and dumplings.
(d) Steak and onions.

11. What does Mathilde do during the symposium in Chapter 7 of Fates?
(a) Cheers.
(b) Claps.
(c) Walks out.
(d) Boos.

12. What New Year is being celebrated in Chapter 3 of Fates?
(a) 2000.
(b) 1999.
(c) 1997.
(d) 2001.

13. How many gods, tunnelers and commuters are there in Lancelot's opera "The Antigonad"?
(a) 5.
(b) 15.
(c) 12.
(d) 24.

14. In Chapter 7 of Fates where had Lotto eaten breakfast before the symposium?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Palo Alto.
(c) San Franciso.
(d) San Bernardino.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mathilde allergic to?

2. What does Leo tell Mathilde at first when she asks to read what he wrote at the beginning of Chapter 6 of Fates?

3. In Act III of "Antigonad," what God fights on the platform?

4. How long did Lotto and Mathilde date before they eloped?

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

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