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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. About what does Willie complain?
(a) Running out of alcohol.
(b) Being left out of Larry's description.
(c) Having an uncomfortable bed to sleep on.
(d) A boring job.

2. What dies with Harry's wife?
(a) His love for women.
(b) His desire to advance in politics.
(c) His heart.
(d) His need to be loved.

3. What does he say about the person who made these comments?
(a) He has it all wrong.
(b) He is correct.
(c) She is correct.
(d) She has it all wrong.

4. Why does Willie stop singing?
(a) He is tired.
(b) When Harry seems about to take him upstairs.
(c) Everyone is yelling at him to stop.
(d) He is bored with singing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What new characters arrive?

2. What are almost all the regulars doing?

3. How is Cora helping?

4. How does Larry describe the regulars' faith?

5. What does Rocky believe he does not have?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Larry spent his day?

2. What is the relationship between Parritt and Larry?

3. What is Hickey's response to Harry comment after the toast? How does this change Harry?

4. What does Hickey say in his long speech?

5. What does Joe recall about the days when he ran a successful gambling house?

6. Who is Willie?

7. How do Mosher and McGloin almost end up in a fight?

8. How do the regulars feel about their lives and the idea of suicide?

9. Why does Hickey kill Evelyn?

10. What does Hickey begin to list?

(see the answer keys)

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