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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sickness does Buck come down with?
(a) Infection from a stab wound.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Space poisoning.
(d) Chronic fatigue syndrome.

2. What nickname does Dag have for his office cubicle?
(a) The yuppie dive.
(b) The slow death chamber.
(c) The veal-fattening pen.
(d) The office cubicle.

3. How is the mood of the abandoned suburb where the friends go to for a picnic described?
(a) Like a closed off crime scene.
(b) Like an old folks' home.
(c) Like A Vietnam War movie set.
(d) Like an old, depilitated amusement park.

4. In Chapter 4, what does Dag say he is, which is trapped inside a man's body?
(a) A lesbian.
(b) A boy.
(c) A girl.
(d) A robot.

5. Where do Andy and Dag work?
(a) Larry's Bar.
(b) At a video store.
(c) McDonald's.
(d) At a construction site.

6. What does Andy say is considered just about the worst thing that can happen to you in Japan?
(a) Getting too drunk.
(b) Speaking out of turn.
(c) Getting lost.
(d) Being singled out.

7. What does Dag's brother Matthew do for a living?
(a) He dabbles in real estate.
(b) Writes jingles.
(c) He is an investment banker.
(d) He is a teacher.

8. In Andy's story, what does Edward vow to build once he makes it in New York?
(a) A church.
(b) A tower.
(c) His dream house.
(d) An empire.

9. Who is Mr. MacArthur?
(a) Andy's neighbor.
(b) The owner of Larry's Bar.
(c) Claire's English professor.
(d) Dag's old landlord.

10. What kind of magazine does Andy work at in Japan?
(a) A home decorating magazine.
(b) A cooking magazine.
(c) A teenybopper magazine.
(d) A technology magazine.

11. What is Mr Takamichi's most valuable possession?
(a) A first edition of his favorite comic book.
(b) A photo of Marilyn Monroe.
(c) An old t-shirt.
(d) A love letter from his first love.

12. What does Andy recall happened to Claire's father at the resort pool?
(a) He slips and cracks his head.
(b) He has a heart attack.
(c) He is punched by another patron.
(d) He hits on the lifeguard.

13. What is Andy's surname?
(a) Potter.
(b) Palmer.
(c) Pebbles.
(d) Petersen.

14. Where does Dag's brother Matthew live?
(a) Calgary, Alberta.
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) Sarasota, Florida.
(d) Buffalo, New York.

15. What does Dag suspect the tourists are looking for?
(a) A beach.
(b) Rodeo Drive.
(c) Cement dinosaurs.
(d) Celebrities.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Andy say Tobias brags about in Chapter 14?

2. In Chapter 10, what does Andy say is a recurring theme in Dag's stories?

3. When Mr Takamichi and Andy are having sake together, what question does he ask Andy?

4. What does Buck tell the Monroe sisters will happen to them if leave Texlahoma with him?

5. In Chapter 12, who is said to have disappeared the day after the picnic?

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