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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is odd about Lucas?
(a) His appearance.
(b) His profession.
(c) His devotion to his mother.
(d) His attachment to animals.

2. Who says, "...if existence is nausea then faith is an uncertain relief"?
(a) Marco.
(b) Madeleine.
(c) Daisy.
(d) Herzog.

3. What does Sandor ask Herzog to do while Herzog is staying at Sandor's?
(a) Talk to Sandor's wife.
(b) Keep away from Madeleine.
(c) Take an interest in Carmel.
(d) Keep the bar stocked.

4. Who invites Herzog to stay with them?
(a) Ramona.
(b) Libbie.
(c) Valentine.
(d) Madeleine.

5. What does Herzog tell himself he should write instead of letters?
(a) Poems.
(b) Newspaper articles.
(c) Novels.
(d) Short stories.

6. Where do Herzog and Uncle Herman go?
(a) An institution.
(b) A hockey game.
(c) The police station.
(d) Madeleine's house.

7. Who says, "If I am out of my mind, it's all right with me..."?
(a) Ramona.
(b) Dr. Emmerich.
(c) Valentine.
(d) Moses.

8. Who says, "Looking for happiness - ought to be prepared for bad results"?
(a) Ramona.
(b) Madeleine.
(c) Herzog.
(d) Dr. Emmerich.

9. What does Herzog tell Ramona in his mind in Chapter 3?
(a) That he does not care for her.
(b) That he is leaving her.
(c) That she should marry him.
(d) That is does not like her clothes.

10. What does Herzog tell Libbie when he first sees her?
(a) He is depressed.
(b) He does not want to meet Arnold.
(c) He wants to marry her.
(d) He is not going to stay.

11. What does Herzog believe Madeleine has?
(a) Schizophrenia.
(b) Paranoia.
(c) Melancholia.
(d) Megalomania.

12. How many children does Herzog have?
(a) None.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

13. In Chapter 2, who does Madeleine insist Herzog see?
(a) Dr. Edvig.
(b) Pontritter.
(c) Simkin.
(d) Ramona.

14. Why does Herzog need to apologize to Shapiro?
(a) For his lack of attention to reviewing Shapiro's writing.
(b) For not telling Shapiro he had moved.
(c) For forgetting to invite Shapiro to Europe.
(d) For overwhelming the conversation between Shapiro and Madeleine.

15. What does Herzog's father do for work?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Bootlegger.
(d) Blacksmith.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lucas tell Herzog in Chapter 2?

2. To whom does Herzog write?

3. How does Herzog feel when the Gersbachs visit?

4. Who is Madeleine's lover?

5. Who is "money's medium"?

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