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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5, Through p. 169.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Presidential election outcome was a personal disaster to Humboldt?
(a) Eisenhower.
(b) Truman.
(c) Nixon.
(d) Kennedy.

2. How much money does Charlie lose at the poker game, including what he loses to Rinaldo?
(a) Five hundred dollars.
(b) One thousand dollars.
(c) Four hundred fifty dollars.
(d) Six hundred dollars.

3. What kind of flower does Charlie see Rinaldo as?
(a) A hawthorn.
(b) A venus fly trap.
(c) A white calla lily.
(d) A tiger lily.

4. What does Humboldt think he and Charlie should do in light of the new US administration?
(a) Prepare to elect someone different in four years.
(b) Pay no more attention to politics.
(c) Leave the country.
(d) Consider forming a new political party.

5. Who is President of the United States when Charlie and his then-wife, Denise, are invited to the White House?
(a) Nixon.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Eisenhower.
(d) Kennedy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Humboldt sneak into Dr. Longstaff's private elevator and have a meeting with him?

2. Where does Humboldt end up dying?

3. Why does Charlie spend several months in South America near the Orinoco River?

4. What is the name of the man that Charlie gave a check to and then stopped payment on it?

5. Which government official does Charlie spend five days with while writing an article for Life magazine?

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