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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Portia suddenly take up drinking and arrive at her father's house drunk?
(a) She and Highboy could not pay their rent and had to move.
(b) Willie had both feet sawed off.
(c) She lost her job.
(d) Her husband left her for another woman.

2. By May, what does Mick spend an obsessive amount of time doing?
(a) Working at the New York Cafe.
(b) Looking for Harry to tell him she is okay.
(c) Swimming, because it is so hot.
(d) Following, watching, or visiting Mr. Singer.

3. How does Mr. Singer feel about his four routine visitors?
(a) He wishes they would visit less often.
(b) He thinks they are all very foolish people.
(c) He is tired of hearing the same thing over and over.
(d) It is better to be with them than to be alone too long.

4. Who does Biff hire to work at the restaurant?
(a) Highboy.
(b) Mick Kelly.
(c) Bubber Kelly.
(d) Harry Minowitz.

5. What does Mick dream of being when she is twenty?
(a) A popular writer.
(b) A singer.
(c) A world-famous composer.
(d) A mother.

6. What does Jake tell Copeland's guests he wants to do?
(a) Take the boys to the state capitol, and tell the governor what happened.
(b) Take the boys to a special hospital in Texas to get help.
(c) Take the boys around, and tell people what happened and why.
(d) All the answers are correct.

7. What grieves Dr. Copeland the most?
(a) He is going away from his children.
(b) He has not accomplished what he had wanted to do.
(c) He is too tired to care.
(d) He is going to miss his work.

8. Who does Mr. Singer meet as he walks the streets before catching his train home?
(a) Three men who are mute.
(b) An attractive woman.
(c) A husband and wife who were signing.
(d) Mick Kelly.

9. Who does Jake decide to go see after he remembers Mr. Singer was dead?
(a) Portia.
(b) Dr. Copeland.
(c) Simms.
(d) Biff Brannon.

10. What does Jake's fellow workers think he is?
(a) A communist.
(b) A clown.
(c) A crazy man.
(d) A fugitive.

11. Who does Biff watch for when he goes back to work in Part 2, Chapter 8?
(a) Lucille.
(b) Baby.
(c) Mick Kelly.
(d) Alice.

12. Why is Mick always asked to work overtime?
(a) Because she needs the money.
(b) Because the owner likes her.
(c) Because she can stand on her feet longer than other girls.
(d) Because no one else will do it.

13. What does Mr. Singer do to occupy himself when he misses Antonapoulos?
(a) He starts a hobby.
(b) He gets a part time job.
(c) He listens to the radio.
(d) He walks for miles around town.

14. Why is Dr. Copeland put into jail?
(a) They think he is drunk, not sick, when he passes out.
(b) He fought back..
(c) He doesn't go to jail.
(d) He doesn't listen when he is told to go home.

15. Who starts the problem that Jake Blount is running away from?
(a) The police, who were shutting down the place.
(b) His boss, who tried to close early.
(c) All the answers are correct.
(d) A black boy and a white boy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dr. Copeland supposed to do on August 21, 1939?

2. What does Biff Brannon find in the bathroom closet?

3. Where is Antonapoulos when Mr. Singer goes to visit him at the asylum?

4. What does Harry ask Mick to do to get away and relieve the heat?

5. Where is Jake Blount running as he tries to escape his problem?

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