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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. What does Thaxter have to tell Charlie when they meet in the Palm Court?
(a) He is canceling his going-away party on the ship.
(b) He has signed a contract for the dictator book.
(c) He is moving to Texas for good.
(d) He is in love with Renata.

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

3. Why is it that Corcoran feels at first that he cannot publish his book?
(a) It would destroy his marriage.
(b) It all came to him in a dream.
(c) It violates copyright laws.
(d) It would hurt his girlfriend.

4. When Humboldt and Kathleen visit Charlie after Humboldt had just given a reading at Yale, what does Kathleen intimate to Charlie she plans to do?
(a) Get hold of Humboldt's money.
(b) Stay with Humboldt, no matter what he does to her.
(c) Leave Humboldt.
(d) Have Humboldt murdered.

5. According to Humboldt, who is America's great Manic Depressive?
(a) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) Benjamin Franklin.
(c) Bobby Kennedy.
(d) Teddy Roosevelt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Humboldt want to play the role of Zane Bigoulis?

2. Where does Humboldt end up dying?

3. What is an item in the envelope besides the long letter and Humboldt's actual gift?

4. What is the name of the private eye Humboldt hired?

5. What news does Charlie get while having lunch in The Oak Room with Renata?

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