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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Barney Buckman, according to Alys?
(a) 9.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

2. Alys offers to show Jason Taverner which objects just before he tells her that he needs to lie down?
(a) Pornographic photography.
(b) Etchings.
(c) India ink drawings.
(d) Bondage cartoons.

3. Jason Taverner says that he has released how many albums in total?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 9.
(d) 8.

4. Inspector McNulty narrows down Jason Taverner's location to what city?
(a) Las Vegas.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Seattle.
(d) Los Angeles.

5. Jason Taverner escapes from the Buckman home by what method?
(a) He asks a woman for a ride in her flipflap.
(b) He asks a woman for a ride in her quibble.
(c) He gets Alys to give him a ride.
(d) He runs off down the street and toward Kathy's apartment.

6. What objects does Alys show to Jason Taverner inside Alys's quibble?
(a) Stacks of cash.
(b) Record albums by Felix Buckman.
(c) Record albums by Jason Taverner.
(d) Rare postage stamps.

7. Which composer is detested by one of the novel's main characters?
(a) Mozart.
(b) Brahms.
(c) Ravel.
(d) Wagner.

8. Felix Buckman says that which official has never seen him and never will?
(a) The Boss.
(b) The Superintendent.
(c) The Director.
(d) The President.

9. Ruth Rae tells the pol in the van that she hates what city?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Las Vegas.
(c) Denver.
(d) San Francisco.

10. Alys says that she owns how many record albums of Jason Taverner's?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 8.
(d) 11.

11. What university had Felix Buckman attended?
(a) USC.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Stanford.
(d) Berkeley.

12. Felix Buckman believes that on the whole, people "mostly function in" (107) what type of fashion?
(a) Chaotic.
(b) Instinctual.
(c) Logical.
(d) Ordered.

13. What hallucination does Jason Taverner witness when he looks at Alys?
(a) A crown.
(b) A headdress.
(c) A skeleton.
(d) A clown costume.

14. Ruth names what quality of pets that makes her not want to have them?
(a) They have sharp claws.
(b) They require a lot of time.
(c) They have short lives.
(d) They have sharp teeth.

15. Felix Buckman shows Jason Taverner a 3-D picture of whom during the interrogation?
(a) His daughter Chloe.
(b) His wife and sister Alys.
(c) His turtle Angela.
(d) His son Barney.

Short Answer Questions

1. The person into whom Jason Taverner runs outside of the police station introduces herself in what manner?

2. What word does Alys use when she invites Jason Taverner to the Buckmans' home?

3. The title of the novel is taken from a song by what composer?

4. What kind of bomb does Alys tell Jason Taverner has been planted on his person?

5. Alys tells Jason Taverner that the bomb planted on him could be detonated when?

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