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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Naomi that Charlie plans to go away with Renata?
(a) Hank.
(b) George Swiebel.
(c) Denise.
(d) Maggie.

2. What offer from the movie people does Charlie turn down?
(a) To be an extra.
(b) To act as a stunt man.
(c) To write a biography exposing Humboldt.
(d) To act as a consultant.

3. Where does the final scene in the book take place?
(a) Hollywood.
(b) A cemetery.
(c) The pension in Madrid.
(d) Coney Island.

4. Who does George take to Africa with him while working on the berylium deal?
(a) Naomi's son.
(b) Renata and her husband.
(c) Naomi.
(d) Charlie's lawyers.

5. What does Charlie ask Renata to do for him when they see the wheelchairs on the porch of the nursing home?
(a) Make note of the model and buy a new one.
(b) Wheel him around for a ride.
(c) Put the old men in them and ride them around.
(d) Have them repaired for the men.

Short Answer Questions

1. After his surgery, what does Julius want Charlie to do for up to $8,000?

2. How much does Charlie tell Renata he earned for his Trenck movie rights?

3. What film does Charlie discover has been made without authorization?

4. What does Charlie promise to do for Waldemar even if the papers contain nothing valuable?

5. Who does Charlie go to Paris with?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Charlie have confidence in PIerre Thaxter's ability to get help for him while in jail?

2. How does the reader come to realize how close Humboldt must have felt towards Uncle Waldemar?

3. During Charlie's visit with Naomi, why does Naomi believe the two of them would never have made a lasting relationship together?

4. What are Charlie's and Julius's feelings about death?

5. What are Renata's opinions about Charlie's thoughts about death?

6. How does Corcoran in the "Treatment" end up losing even though his book is a great success?

7. According to Humboldt's letter to Charlie, why does Charlie figure so prominently in his obsessions?

8. When Charlie offers to put up the ransom for the return of Pierre, how does he expect to be repaid?

9. What is the state of Charlie's life and state of mind in Section 16 as he lives in Madrid?

10. Why does Charlie fail to say anything when Renata tells him the operator at the Plaza called her Mrs. Citrine?

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