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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. What does Denise let Charlie know via a note from his daughter?
(a) She needs more money.
(b) Her life has been threatened.
(c) She will drop the court case.
(d) His daughters will never see him after this.

2. What group has Stronson under investigation according to The Tribune?
(a) The CIA.
(b) The Mafia.
(c) The Securities and Exchange Commission.
(d) The FBI.

3. What does Julius do with the food he buys for Hortense?
(a) He eats it.
(b) He forgets to bring it home.
(c) He leaves it locked up in the Cadillac.
(d) He give it to the Cubans.

4. Who is the main character in Humboldt's "Treatment?"
(a) Corcoran.
(b) Mastroianni.
(c) Monroe.
(d) Laverne.

5. What project does Julius offer Charlie to get in on the ground floor with him?
(a) A new opera house in Milan.
(b) The sale of Cuban cigars.
(c) A luxury hotel in the Gulf of Mexico.
(d) A first edition of The Ark.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Naomi ask Charlie to do in order for her to judge if he would make more sense to her now that she is older?

2. Where does Charlie discover that Thaxter has gone to while speaking with Stewart, Thaxter's New York publisher?

3. Where does Kathleen invite Charlie to go?

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

5. What news does Charlie get while having lunch in The Oak Room with Renata?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Charlie explain his relationship with Roger to people abroad?

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

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

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

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

6. What thoughts does Charlie have during the intermission of a Christmas Pageant he is attending with his children?

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

8. Why does Naomi beg George to take her son with him to Africa?

9. Why does Charlie believe that he cannot ask Renata to accompany him and the two older men from the nursing home out to lunch?

10. As Charlie thinks about oblivion and death as being all we have to expect out of this world, what options present themselves to him in order to meet this end?

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