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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Alys had surgery to remove what kind of "centers," (91) according to Felix Buckman?
(a) Altruism.
(b) Human.
(c) Empathy.
(d) Feeling.

2. Heather Hart had been arrested one year prior to the novel's opening for what transgression?
(a) Sale of drugs.
(b) Possession of drugs.
(c) Disorderly conduct.
(d) Theft.

3. Who calls Jason Taverner when he and Heather are heading toward Zurich?
(a) Ruth Rae.
(b) Al Bliss.
(c) Felix Buckman.
(d) Marilyn Mason.

4. What sort of hair does Heather Hart have?
(a) Blonde.
(b) Purple.
(c) Red.
(d) Brown.

5. When Jason Taverner arrives at the home of his protégée, he can see immediately that she is what?
(a) Drunk.
(b) On a crying jag.
(c) Insane.
(d) Pregnant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jason Taverner's protégée tells him that if he does not come see her, she will commit suicide and will take what other action first?

2. How old is Jason Taverner?

3. How many people watch the television show on which Jason appears in the novel's opening?

4. What method of transport does Alys use to get in and out of Felix Buckman's office unseen by others?

5. Kathy says that her husband Jack is imprisoned in a forced labor camp in what state?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reward does Kathy demand in return for her promise not to inform on Jason Taverner?

2. What motivation does Kathy have for wanting to help Jason Taverner?

3. To what location does the quibble driver take Jason Taverner and for what purpose?

4. What mistake on the part of the police leads to Jason Taverner's release?

5. What confession does Kathy make to Jason after pulling him into a closet in her apartment?

6. How does the theme of delusion enter the narrative in a scene involving both Kathy and Jason Taverner?

7. How is foreshadowing used within scenes involving Kathy?

8. Name the jobs of the following people in Chapter 1: Jason Taverner, Heather Hart, Al Bliss, Bill Wolfer, and Mory Mann.

9. What epiphany about celebrity does Jason have in Chapter 8 and why?

10. In what ways does Buckman consider himself different from other law enforcement officials?

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