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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. Who keeps Jason Taverner from correcting Inspector McNulty's mistake regarding Jason's last name?
(a) Heather Hart.
(b) Kathy.
(c) Eddy.
(d) Inspector McNulty.

2. Mr. McNulty is the man who takes what action in relation to Kathy's work for the pols?
(a) He gives her assignments.
(b) He sets her quota.
(c) He pays her.
(d) He sends her referrals.

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

4. Kathy helps Jason Taverner to escape from the pols because she finds him to be what?
(a) Intelligent.
(b) Magnetic.
(c) Handsome.
(d) Famous.

5. How many private policeman does Heather Hart have working for her?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Jason Taverner arrives at the home of his protégée, he can see immediately that she is what?

2. How many people are in line ahead of Jason Taverner at the random pol checkpoint?

3. Cheerful Charley is a talking doll that tells Jason Taverner to contact whom?

4. What position does Herb Maime have within the police state?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is foreshadowing used within scenes involving Kathy?

2. What crucial objects are not within Jason's possession when he wakes up disoriented?

3. What evidence does Felix Buckman provide for his claim to Alys that she could never get him fired from his position as police general?

4. What is the setting in which Jason wakes up just after he is aware of being in the hospital?

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

6. In what way does the narration of Chapter 7 differ from the narration present in Chapters 1 through 6?

7. Describe the events at the hospital.

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

9. Who is Ruth Rae?

10. What is the connection between Jason and Marilyn Mason and how does he feel when she calls him?

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