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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 Renata upset about missing so Charlie could go to Coney Island to get a worthless outline?
(a) A night out in New York City.
(b) An opportunity to see the movie, Deep Throat.
(c) A trip on Le France.
(d) La Scala in Europe.

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

3. How much does Charlie tell Renata he earned for his Trenck movie rights?
(a) $1,000,000.
(b) $500,000.
(c) $10,000.
(d) $300,000.

4. Where does Kathleen invite Charlie to go?
(a) A Mediterranean paradise where she is filming.
(b) To a quiet life with her in Brooklyn.
(c) Back to Coney Island to speak with Waldemar.
(d) To her home in Nevada.

5. How does Humboldt address Charlie in his posthumous letter?
(a) Dear Friend.
(b) Dear Charles.
(c) Dear Shoveleer.
(d) Dear Traitor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has Humboldt based his "Treatment" on?

2. What does George Swiebel let Charlie know about while Charlie is in the pension?

3. What does Thaxter have to tell Charlie when they meet in the Palm Court?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is the relationship between Huggins and Charlie?

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

8. 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?

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

10. 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?

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