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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of business does Frank Tigler own?
(a) A racetrack.
(b) A casinio.
(c) An undertaking business.
(d) A dude ranch.

2. As Charlie recalls the old days, what profound topic does Charlie ruminate on during his wait to be called by the bailiff from the jury pool?
(a) Boredom.
(b) Freedom.
(c) The Nazis.
(d) Politics.

3. Where is Charlie's family originally from?
(a) Germany.
(b) Poland.
(c) Kiev.
(d) London.

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

5. How does Charlie assume Denise finds out that he and Renata plan to leave the country?
(a) Renata has bragged about it.
(b) Possibly the Senora has bragged around town.
(c) Through his own lawyers.
(d) A cabdriver overhears and tips Denise off.

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

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

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

9. 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 still feels friendly towards Charlie.
(d) He is hoping Charlie will produce Kathleen.

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

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

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

13. Who is Forrest Tomchek?
(a) Charlie's divorce lawyer.
(b) Cantabile's brother-in-law.
(c) Renata's ex-husband.
(d) Denise's lawyer.

14. 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 last love note from Denise.
(c) A threatening note from Cantabile.
(d) A poem that Humboldt wrote.

15. For how many years are Humboldt and Citrine estranged?
(a) Twenty-five.
(b) Ten.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Fifteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does someone who calls Charlie in the middle of the night say that Charlie owes him $450?

2. What is the name of the man that Charlie gave a check to and then stopped payment on it?

3. When Cantabile approaches Thaxter and Charlie, what does he want Charlie to do?

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

5. Why does Cantabile stay behind in the bathroom after speaking with Charlie?

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