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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Herzog compare Madeleine in Chapter 5?
(a) A gondolier.
(b) A sister.
(c) An education.
(d) A strange creature.

2. What did the policemen find on Herzog?
(a) June's toys.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A pistol.
(d) A passport.

3. Who warns Madeleine to stay away from Herzog?
(a) Valentine.
(b) Himmelstein.
(c) Dr. Edvig.
(d) June.

4. What, according to Herzog, is hatred?
(a) Denial.
(b) Revenge.
(c) Self-respect.
(d) Love.

5. What makes Herzog nervous?
(a) His divorces.
(b) Ramona.
(c) The idea of marriage.
(d) Change.

6. Why does June dislike Valentine?
(a) He smells.
(b) He is mean.
(c) He looks funny.
(d) He tells bad stories.

7. Who says, "I fall upon the thorns of life, I bleed"?
(a) Herzog.
(b) Ramona.
(c) George.
(d) Simkin.

8. Why is Herzog's father angry at him?
(a) Herzog asked for money.
(b) Herzog did not finish school.
(c) Herzog wanted to get a divorce.
(d) Herzog did not care for his child.

9. What happens when Herzog and June leave the aquarium?
(a) They go home.
(b) They go to the park.
(c) They eat lunch.
(d) They get in a car accident.

10. How does Ramona know Herzog left town?
(a) A friend told her.
(b) She saw him.
(c) She was guessing.
(d) Herzog told her.

11. What did Herzog's father threaten to do to him?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Disown him.
(c) Leave him with his stepmother.
(d) Shoot him.

12. Where does Herzog see Madeleine?
(a) In the bathroom.
(b) In the driveway.
(c) In the backyard.
(d) In her kitchen.

13. What does Herzog miss about Daisy's mother, Polina?
(a) Her advice.
(b) Her Quaker Oats.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Her apple strudel.

14. Where does Ramona work?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) An office.
(c) A flower shop.
(d) A bookstore.

15. What did Herzog take the last time he visited Taube?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Money.
(c) A watch chain
(d) A silver coin case.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lives with Ramona?

2. Who comes to the police station?

3. How old was Herzog when his mother died?

4. What does Daisy's mother thinks she does for a living?

5. When was the last time Herzog saw Madeleine?

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