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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3, Through p. 106.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the poker game at George's house organized around?
(a) Charlie.
(b) An undertaker.
(c) Rinaldo and his cousin.
(d) The tuxedo-renting Lithuanian.

2. Why does Charlie's friend tell him that he should not give the man demanding $450 the money?
(a) The suit Charlie bought from him was a knock-off.
(b) The man is a racketeer.
(c) Charlie paid too much for a car he bought fom him.
(d) He cheated Charlie at poker.

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

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

5. What is the title of of Von Humboldt Fleisher's book of ballads?
(a) Timaeus.
(b) Ballads of Love.
(c) From Hagel to Marx.
(d) Harlequin Ballads.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does someone who calls Charlie in the middle of the night say that Charlie owes him $450?

2. What did George Swiebell do before he began his contracting business?

3. Where does Cantabile tell Charlie to meet him with the money?

4. According to Humboldt, who is America's great Manic Depressive?

5. Where does Humboldt end up dying?

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