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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. How does Frank Tigler die?
(a) He is caught in the middle of a shoot-out.
(b) Indians kills him.
(c) He drowns in Volcano Lake.
(d) He commits suicide.

3. How much must Charlie earn per year in order to pay Denise what the Judge believes he can?
(a) $200,000.
(b) $50,000.
(c) $100,000.
(d) $1 million.

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

5. What does Renata think of Cantabile's suggestion that he rub out Denise for Charlie?
(a) Charlie might be rubbed out next.
(b) It's horrifying.
(c) It's not a bad idea.
(d) She should call the police.

6. According to Judge Urbanovich, what is Charlie's problem in this case?
(a) He lives in Chicago.
(b) He cannot get a divorce.
(c) His ability to earn large sums.
(d) He is too poor.

7. What article of writing does Charlie consider selling before realizing no one would be eager to buy it?
(a) "Great Bores of the Modern World."
(b) "The Babylonian Talmud."
(c) "A Sack of Exotic Burlap."
(d) "Mining Beryllium in Africa."

8. What is Canatbile's wife doing her doctoral thesis on?
(a) Jewish culture.
(b) The Mafia.
(c) Von Humboldt Fleisher.
(d) Pulitzer.

9. When Cantabile approaches Thaxter and Charlie, what does he want Charlie to do?
(a) Go to lunch with him and Polly.
(b) Introduce Thaxter to him.
(c) Get into the car.
(d) Take him to the Arts Museum.

10. How does Citrine first get in touch with Humboldt?
(a) He meets him in a bar.
(b) They meet on a Greyhound bus.
(c) He writes him a letter.
(d) He telephones him.

11. What did George Swiebell do before he began his contracting business?
(a) He was a singer.
(b) He was an actor.
(c) He was a salesman.
(d) He wrote for a newspaper.

12. Who does the Judge bring up as someone whose unique ideas made millions?
(a) Tom Carvel.
(b) Kathleen Tigler.
(c) The Maharishi.
(d) Bill Gates.

13. What does Ezekiel Kamuttu, George's guide to the Olduval Gorge, claim to own?
(a) Beryllium stones.
(b) Alium stones.
(c) Diamonds.
(d) Azurite minerals.

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

15. Why does Charlie spend several months in South America near the Orinoco River?
(a) He is researching a new play.
(b) He is looking for Demmie Vonghel's body.
(c) He has gone to meet Demmie's father.
(d) He goes there on a long vacation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Cantabile want Charlie to go with him once they meet in the street outside the Baths?

2. How does Charlie Citrine make a fortune?

3. What happens to Charlie's Mercedes-Benz one night in Chicago?

4. When Humboldt calls Charlie at the Bellasco Theatre from Bellvue, what does he want?

5. What does Humboldt tell Charlie he is charging him with in a lawsuit?

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