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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) Demmie's.
(b) Humboldt's.
(c) Pierre Thaxter's.
(d) George Swiebell's.

2. What does Cantabile ultimately do with most of the money Charlie gives him?
(a) He gives it all back to Charlie.
(b) He rips the money into tiny pieces and makes Charlie eat it.
(c) He folds the bills into planes and drops them from a tall building.
(d) He buys a couple of watches from an old man.

3. What college does Charlie Citrine attend?
(a) Notre Dame.
(b) University of Iowa.
(c) Columbia University.
(d) University of Wisconsin.

4. When Humboldt releases himself from Mt. Sinai and begins to sue people, why does he not sue Charlie right away?
(a) He is waiting to see if Von Trenck makes money.
(b) He has no energy left for it.
(c) He is hoping Charlie will produce Kathleen.
(d) He still feels friendly towards Charlie.

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

6. Why does a movie company hire Tigler?
(a) To direct certain cowboy scenes.
(b) As an extra.
(c) To use his dude ranch as background scenery.
(d) To be the horse expert.

7. What does Cantabile tell Charlie he must do before getting together with Polly?
(a) Bring her roses.
(b) Not even think about it.
(c) Go through him first.
(d) Wear a proper tie and jacket.

8. Which Presidential election outcome was a personal disaster to Humboldt?
(a) Truman.
(b) Kennedy.
(c) Eisenhower.
(d) Nixon.

9. What college did Humboldt have a connection with to get Cintrine a job?
(a) Princeton.
(b) New York University.
(c) Yale.
(d) Harvard.

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

11. What does Gaylord Koffritz bore George's father, Myron, with in the Russian Baths?
(a) The best way to shave without nicking one's self.
(b) Sales pitches of cemeteries and mausoleums.
(c) Stories of the old days.
(d) How he wore a hole in Renata's car.

12. Despite an action Humboldt takes, Von Trenck is a hit. What does Humboldt do to try and prevent this?
(a) He tries to murder the main actors.
(b) He writes letters to newspapers about the play being bad.
(c) He attempts to bribe the critics.
(d) He pickets the theatre.

13. What is the name of the man that Charlie gave a check to and then stopped payment on it?
(a) Rinaldo Cantabile.
(b) Bill Thompson.
(c) George Swiebel.
(d) Morris Eller.

14. What film director did Humboldt admire?
(a) Orson Welles.
(b) Preston Sturges.
(c) Alfred Hitchcock.
(d) David Lynch.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When a wrinkled postcard falls to the floor, what does Charlie see that it is?

2. How does Humboldt diagnose himself as a manic depressive?

3. What is the Senora's chief claim to fame founded upon?

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

5. Why is Huggins looking for Charlie?

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