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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose long letters does Charlie read while waiting on jury duty?
(a) George Swiebell's.
(b) Pierre Thaxter's.
(c) Humboldt's.
(d) Demmie's.

2. Why does Humboldt say his mother used to send him to Chicago?
(a) To go to school.
(b) To make some money.
(c) To find a wife.
(d) To spy on his father.

3. Why is Huggins looking for Charlie?
(a) To arrest him.
(b) To give him a subpoena.
(c) Humboldt had left him something.
(d) Tigler had him in his will.

4. What does Humboldt say about Citrine winning the Pulitzer Prize for his book?
(a) "He is my friend."
(b) "It's a great honor."
(c) "If anyone deserves it, he does."
(d) "The Pulitzer is for the birds."

5. Charlie ruminates over Humboldt's obituary which appears in which newspaper?
(a) The Chicago Sun Times.
(b) The New York Times.
(c) The Washington Post.
(d) The Los Angeles Times.

6. Where does Cantabile tell Charlie to meet him with the money?
(a) The Russian Bath.
(b) The Belasco.
(c) The Carnegie Deli.
(d) The Downtown Club.

7. How much money does the Judge believe Charlie can afford to pay Denise each year?
(a) Two hundred thousand dollars.
(b) Thirty thousand dollars.
(c) Fifty thousand dollar.
(d) Twenty-five thousand dollars.

8. Why does Charlie enter a men's room stall as Srole is telling him what he can do to protect his money?
(a) To sit and cry.
(b) To get away from him.
(c) To make a phone call in private.
(d) To urinate.

9. Who mentions the author, Rudolf Steiner, to Charlie?
(a) Humboldt.
(b) Cantabile.
(c) Durnwald.
(d) Denise.

10. What happens to Hildenfisch at the racquet ball club?
(a) Langobardi threatens him.
(b) He dies.
(c) He befriends Charlie.
(d) He wins at Cut-Throat.

11. What is the title of Steiner's book of meditative exerciess?
(a) Seven Mantras to Memorize
(b) Believe in Yourself and You Shall Give Life
(c) Knowledge of the Higher Worlds and Its Attainment
(d) The Way to a Better Life

12. What adjective does Judge Urbanovich use to refer to Charlie in his chambers?
(a) Mature.
(b) Urbane.
(c) Demanding.
(d) Sensitive.

13. Who does Cantabile take Charlie to meet in the Hancock Building?
(a) An old man who deals in jewelry.
(b) A newspaper columnist.
(c) A distant relative of President Harding.
(d) A Japanese martial arts expert.

14. 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) Four hundred fifty dollars.
(d) One thousand dollars.

15. Why does someone who calls Charlie in the middle of the night say that Charlie owes him $450?
(a) Charlie never paid the man for a suit he bought.
(b) He loaned Charlie money that he now wants back.
(c) He won it from Charlie in a poker game.
(d) It is the money Charlie still owes on a car he bought.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who hires the psychiatrist, specializing in sex, for Charlie to talk with?

2. After speaking with Judge Urbanovich in chambers, what does Charlie want to do about the case?

3. What does Humboldt think he and Charlie should do in light of the new US administration?

4. What does Charlie tell Polly about his medal of honor?

5. While sitting trapped in Cantabile's car, Charlie thinks of a philosophical conversation he often had with someone. Who is this person?

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