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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Andy say almost always bookends a European pilgrimage in Chapter 13?
(a) A shopping spree.
(b) A terrifying cab ride.
(c) A love affair.
(d) Semiclinical depression.

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

3. As Andy recalls in Chapter 4, after Dag won their bet, what did he do with the money?
(a) Dag ate it.
(b) Dag bought Andy dinner.
(c) Dag put it in the bank.
(d) Dag gave it back.

4. What year is it permanently in Texlahoma?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1939.

5. Who is Martin?
(a) Dag's brother.
(b) Dag's mentor.
(c) Dag's former boss.
(d) Dag's father.

6. What are Texlahomans required by law to put on their cars?
(a) Bumper stickers that read "No Farmers, No Food".
(b) A picture of the mayor.
(c) Their name and phone numbers.
(d) A smiley face.

7. In his former office, what does Dag have a framed photo of at his desk?
(a) The picture that came with the frame.
(b) His family.
(c) His childhood dog.
(d) A whaling ship.

8. What does Dag say is the best form of "cult employment"?
(a) Planting trees in British Columbia.
(b) Teaching English in Asia.
(c) Babysitting.
(d) Stocking shelfs during the night shift.

9. In the story Andy tells about Edward, who follows Edward everywhere?
(a) A ghost called Bernice.
(b) Ludwig, his dog.
(c) A bird with a broken wing.
(d) His shadow.

10. When Mr Takamichi and Andy are having sake together, what question does he ask Andy?
(a) What is the most valuable thing Andy owns.
(b) What Andy is most thankful for.
(c) What Andy believes the purpose of life is.
(d) What his impressions of Japan are.

11. In Chapter 12, what does Otis equate suburban houses to?
(a) Milk cartons.
(b) Fear of individual thought.
(c) Progress.
(d) Shopping malls.

12. Who asks, "What do you think of when you see the sun?"
(a) Tobias.
(b) Dag.
(c) Claire.
(d) Andy.

13. Andy says moving to which location has improved the three friends' lives?
(a) The country.
(b) The coast.
(c) The desert.
(d) The city.

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

15. What is the title of Chapter 2?
(a) Our Parents Earned More.
(b) Our Parents Gave More.
(c) Our Parents Had More.
(d) Our Parents Wanted More.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13, why does Andy say he and Dag are envious of Tobias?

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

3. What is the meaning of the Japanese phrase, "shin jin rui"?

4. When Andy and Claire first meet, what does Andy tell her he is doing in Palm Springs?

5. What is Andy reading when Tobias arrives at his house in Chapter 13?

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