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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 17, Through p. 458,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who arranges for Renata and Charlie to get together at a subway bar?
(a) Koffritz.
(b) Scheldt.
(c) Karamazov.
(d) Szathmar.

2. When a wrinkled postcard falls to the floor, what does Charlie see that it is?
(a) A rejection of his latest writing submission.
(b) A poem that Humboldt wrote.
(c) A last love note from Denise.
(d) A threatening note from Cantabile.

3. What problem is the main character in Section I of "Treatment" having?
(a) Writer's block.
(b) He cannot have children.
(c) He is going bald.
(d) A sick father.

4. Who is Gaylord Koffritz?
(a) Renata's former husband.
(b) A dear friend of Charlie's.
(c) Denise's lawyer.
(d) The judge at the divorce trial.

5. Who is the main character in Humboldt's "Treatment?"
(a) Mastroianni.
(b) Corcoran.
(c) Monroe.
(d) Laverne.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Humboldt say his mother used to send him to Chicago?

2. What is Charlie worried Renata will do if he is locked up in jail?

3. What does Charlie tell Waldemar could be in the envelope Humboldt left for him?

4. What does Charlie ask Renata to do for him when they see the wheelchairs on the porch of the nursing home?

5. According to Judge Urbanovich, what is Charlie's problem in this case?

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