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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About what do Larry and Mosher argue?
(a) Whether Hickey is telling the truth.
(b) The tab.
(c) Who will pay for the next drink.
(d) Who has the better pipe dreams.

2. What does Harry say when he wakes up?
(a) Go home.
(b) Keep the noise down.
(c) Drink more.
(d) Go to sleep.

3. How does Hickey feel now that he does not have pipe dreams?
(a) Uneasy.
(b) Disappointed.
(c) Peaceful.
(d) Sad.

4. Why are Lewis and Wetjoen reliving their rivalry?
(a) They relive it every night.
(b) Larry had brought up the war.
(c) They are awakened by Willie's song.
(d) It is entertaining for the other regulars.

5. What had Willie been?
(a) A brilliant law student.
(b) An alcoholic.
(c) A mediocre med student.
(d) A college professor.

6. How do Pearl and Margie look at each other?
(a) Angrily.
(b) Surprised.
(c) Meaningfully.
(d) Sadly.

7. What does Joe do when he sees their reactions?
(a) He argues.
(b) He laughs.
(c) He apologizes.
(d) He cries.

8. How does Mosher make the others laugh?
(a) By snoring loudly.
(b) By teasing Hickey.
(c) By telling them a joke.
(d) By falling off his stool.

9. What does Parritt want from Larry?
(a) Love.
(b) A job.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Money.

10. What does Hickey do with the regulars' various pipe dreams?
(a) He lists them.
(b) He counsels them on them.
(c) He taunts them about their pipe dreams.
(d) He tells them to forget their pipe dreams.

11. When does he realize he does not need to drink anymore?
(a) When he turned forty.
(b) After attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.
(c) When he gave up on old pipe dreams.
(d) One day when he woke up.

12. What triggered a fight with his mother?
(a) Reading banned literature.
(b) Smoking.
(c) Coming home after curfew.
(d) A fight over a prostitute.

13. What kind of student is Willie?
(a) A med student.
(b) A grad student.
(c) A doctoral student.
(d) A law student.

14. What does Larry call Parritt?
(a) A freak.
(b) A hypocrite.
(c) His son.
(d) A genious.

15. About what does Rocky complain?
(a) How Hickey is being too bossy.
(b) He has nothing to do.
(c) He is bored.
(d) He has too much to do.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wakes Hugo up from his drunken stupor?

2. How does everyone react when Hickey says he has stopped drinking?

3. To what does Willie confess?

4. What does he say about the person who made these comments?

5. What are almost all the regulars doing?

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