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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 is Humboldt's gift?
(a) A pawn check for Oriental rugs.
(b) A love letter from Kathleen.
(c) A treatment for a screenplay.
(d) An Oldsmobile.

2. What does Charlie tell Waldemar could be in the envelope Humboldt left for him?
(a) Papers worth a fortune.
(b) Something that might be publishable.
(c) Photographs.
(d) Probably nothing valuable.

3. Charlie relates to Naomi the details of Demmie's death. When Charlie flies down to South America to look for Demmie's body, what is Charlie thinking as he sits with the pilot?
(a) "I wish I could fly the plan myself."
(b) "Demmie must still be alive."
(c) "Let this plane crash, too."
(d) "What were Demmie's last thoughts?"

4. Where does Charlie discover that Thaxter has gone to while speaking with Stewart, Thaxter's New York publisher?
(a) Madrid.
(b) Paris.
(c) Texas.
(d) South America.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Charlie plan to come up with the seed money to get in on Julius's new venture?

2. Why is it that Corcoran feels at first that he cannot publish his book?

3. Who comes to tell Charlie that Stronson has dropped the charges against him?

4. Where does the final scene in the book take place?

5. Who does Charlie get a call from while lunching in The Oak Room with Renata?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Charlie begin to cry while watching the film in Paris with Rinaldo?

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

6. What is the relationship between Huggins and Charlie?

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

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

9. How does Charlie's theory that some people have no use for their gifts and can think only of overcoming their weaknesses apply to Charlie and Humboldt?

10. Why does Charlie feel compelled to continue the work of the dead?

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