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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 Charlie receive in the mail from Kathleen?
(a) A check.
(b) The new movie script.
(c) Just a letter.
(d) Another envelope from Humboldt.

2. Why does Humboldt (in his letter) give as his reason for using the blood-brother check?
(a) Kathleen made him do it.
(b) He thought it would bring Charlie to him.
(c) Anger at Charlie for not visiting him in Bellevue.
(d) He was destitute.

3. Who greets Humboldt and Renata at the nursing home door?
(a) Menasha Klinger.
(b) Rinaldo Cantabile.
(c) Julius Citrine.
(d) Waldemar Wald.

4. What is an item in the envelope besides the long letter and Humboldt's actual gift?
(a) Humboldt's copy of "Phaedrus."
(b) An original copy of Keat's "Letters."
(c) A movie scenario about Amundsen and others.
(d) A play about Emil Jannings.

5. What is Kafka's description of Steiner?
(a) An artist stuck in the insurance business.
(b) A man for all seasons.
(c) A phony.
(d) His superior in philosophical ideas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Stronson's actual job before becoming a scam artist?

2. Who is Humboldt name after, according to his Uncle Waldemar?

3. What is Renata upset about missing so Charlie could go to Coney Island to get a worthless outline?

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

5. What offer from the movie people does Charlie turn down?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Charlie hoping to receive as he has now lived at the pension with Roger for ten weeks?

3. Why does Maggie plead Charlie's case to Stronson and get the charges dropped?

4. What is Humboldt's Uncle Waldemar afraid that Charlie might do when he is given the envelope?

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

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

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

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

9. What happens to Corcoran's outlook when he repeats his romantic trip with his wife?

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

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