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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Cantabile take Charlie to the Playboy Club?
(a) He needs to relax in the sauna.
(b) To finally collect his money.
(c) To meet Mike Schneiderman.
(d) To have a few drinks together.

3. While sitting trapped in Cantabile's car, Charlie thinks of a philosophical conversation he often had with someone. Who is this person?
(a) His father.
(b) Pierre Thaxter.
(c) Dr. Scheldt.
(d) Von Humboldt Fleisher.

4. What does Humboldt think he and Charlie should do in light of the new US administration?
(a) Prepare to elect someone different in four years.
(b) Consider forming a new political party.
(c) Pay no more attention to politics.
(d) Leave the country.

5. What does Humboldt tell Charlie he is charging him with in a lawsuit?
(a) Theft.
(b) Breach of contract.
(c) Embezzlement.
(d) Adultery.

6. Who arranges to meet with Charlie at the Art Institute?
(a) Rinaldo Cantabile.
(b) Renata.
(c) Pierre Thaxter.
(d) His brother, Julius.

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

8. What kind of flower does Charlie see Rinaldo as?
(a) A hawthorn.
(b) A white calla lily.
(c) A venus fly trap.
(d) A tiger lily.

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

10. Why does Charlie's friend tell him that he should not give the man demanding $450 the money?
(a) Charlie paid too much for a car he bought fom him.
(b) The man is a racketeer.
(c) He cheated Charlie at poker.
(d) The suit Charlie bought from him was a knock-off.

11. Where does Cantabile want Charlie to go with him once they meet in the street outside the Baths?
(a) To the bathroom.
(b) To a deserted alley.
(c) To the sauna.
(d) To his car.

12. What does Cantabile offer to give Charlie while in his apartment?
(a) A gun.
(b) A girlfriend.
(c) A share of stock.
(d) Money.

13. What disease did Charlie suffer from as a boy?
(a) Leukemia.
(b) Polio.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Pneumonia.

14. After speaking with Judge Urbanovich in chambers, what does Charlie want to do about the case?
(a) Leave the country and not return.
(b) Call Cantabile and have Denise killed.
(c) Go to trial.
(d) Settle.

15. In which decade did Von Humboldt Fleisher publish his book of ballads?
(a) The Thirties.
(b) The Twenties.
(c) The Forties.
(d) The Fifties.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does the Judge believe Charlie can afford to pay Denise each year?

2. What idea does Cantabile have that makes Charlie point his gun at him?

3. What does Charlie's lawyer, Tomchek, want Charlie to do after meeting in chambers with the judge?

4. What does Humboldt say about Citrine winning the Pulitzer Prize for his book?

5. Whose long letters does Charlie read while waiting on jury duty?

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