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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. Where does Richard draw the characters for his novels?
(a) His family.
(b) His lovers and their time together.
(c) His ex-lovers' families.
(d) His family history.

2. To what does Diana Hartrick invite Richard?
(a) A drink.
(b) A weekend away.
(c) A lecture.
(d) Lunch.

3. How does Philip Lentz refer to the location where Richard lived before coming to this location?
(a) An obscure colony.
(b) A powerful intellectual center.
(c) The center of the world.
(d) A negligible nation.

4. Where does Richard see Philip Lentz?
(a) Drinking with an attractive woman who seems to be a student.
(b) On the edge of a crowd watching music.
(c) In the middle of a crowd of people discussing theory.
(d) Drinking alone.

5. What does Philip Lentz lead Richard to believe?
(a) That implementation B was a failure.
(b) That implementation C had made huge strides.
(c) That C. was trying to get in touch with him.
(d) That he was giving Richard credit for implementation C's advances.

Short Answer Questions

1. What draws Richard to Philip Lentz's office?

2. What did C. feel when her family told her that they were moving?

3. How does Philip Lentz refer to Richard in their second meeting?

4. When does Richard recall parting with C.?

5. What does Richard decide in response to his discovery that Lentz deceived him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the relationship between Philip Lentz and Richard.

2. What are Richard's feelings about Diana Hartrick's children?

3. What does Richard think about the lecture Lentz gives?

4. How does Richard begin to see his relationship with C. now that he has space from it?

5. Describe C.'s experience in her certificate program and its effect on her relationship with Richard.

6. Who is the main character, and what is he doing as the book begins?

7. What made C. appealing to Richard when he met her?

8. What is Richard's reaction when he finds out that Lentz has tricked him with implementation C?

9. What leads Helen to say that she does not "want to play anymore"?

10. What were Richard's thoughts about getting married when he was with C.?

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