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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Joey finally sees the materials he is to purchase for his job in "2004," what dismays him?
(a) The parts are rusted and unusable.
(b) The seller takes his money and forces him to leave.
(c) There is not enough to meet the weight requirement.
(d) The seller refuses to ship overseas.

2. What gives Patty courage in "Mistakes Were Made (Conclusion)"?
(a) The fact that Walter was fired.
(b) The fact that her mother still loves her.
(c) The fact that Walter has not divorced her.
(d) The fact that Lalitha has died.

3. While in college, Joey is torn between what two emotions?
(a) His love for his family and his desire for independence.
(b) His love of school and his desire to work.
(c) His love for Connie and his desire for freedom.
(d) His love of money and his desire for success.

4. Whom does Patty meet on the street one day in "Mistakes Were Made (Conclusion)"?
(a) Eliza.
(b) Joey.
(c) Carol.
(d) Richard.

5. Joey is tasked with what job toward the end of the "2004" section?
(a) Fetching coffee for the company bigwigs.
(b) Finding material to sell to the military.
(c) Meeting with the troops in Iraq.
(d) Filing reports and delivering mail.

6. This autobiography is a letter to whom?
(a) Patty's father.
(b) Richard.
(c) Patty's children.
(d) Patty's reader.

7. During his celebration with Lalitha in "2004," Walter is torn between what two emotions?
(a) His desire for peace and his need to fight.
(b) His love for his family and his desire to leave them.
(c) His fear of mountaintop removal and his need to promote Free Space.
(d) His loyalty to Patty and his attraction to Lalitha.

8. "Mistakes Were Made (Conclusion)" is written how many years after Lalitha's death?
(a) Ten.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Eight.

9. Walter's speech goes viral when he accuses humanity of being what?
(a) A dangerous disease.
(b) A selfish species.
(c) A cancer on the planet.
(d) A debilitating virus.

10. The reader is told Lalitha drives in what way?
(a) Slowly.
(b) Cautiously.
(c) Recklessly.
(d) Fastidiously.

11. Walter is dismayed that details of his project have leaked when a reporter from which publication contacts him?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) The Washington Post.
(c) Time.
(d) Scientific American.

12. Where does Patty go immediately following her eviction by Walter?
(a) West Virginia.
(b) Her son's home.
(c) To Richard.
(d) A hotel.

13. What does Richard do before he leaves the Berglunds' home in "2004"?
(a) He deletes the Free Space files from Walter's computer.
(b) He tells Lalitha that Walter is in love with her.
(c) He tells Jessica that he had an affair with her mother.
(d) He leaves Patty's autobiography on Walter's desk.

14. On the way to speak at the opening of the body-armor plant, Walter tells Lalitha he is tired of being what?
(a) Mr. Nice Guy.
(b) Mr. Wrong.
(c) Mr. Good.
(d) Mr. Hyde.

15. Who claimed the lake house when Walter was young, preventing him from fully enjoying it?
(a) His younger brother.
(b) His father.
(c) His older brother.
(d) His grandfather.

Short Answer Questions

1. What controversial technique is Walter's company undertaking in "2004"?

2. As a result of his speech in the "2004" section, what unexpected result happens to Walter?

3. What happens to Patty's relationship with Richard in "Mistakes Were Made (Conclusion)"?

4. What does Joey accidentally swallow?

5. In "2004," the families that need to be re-homed are given what promise?

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