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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which band does the music star say Ed is really from?
(a) The Beacboys.
(b) The Bellboys.
(c) The Beatles.
(d) The Deacon and His Hounds of Hell.

2. Who flanks the music star into the building amid the cheering crowd, which Ed witnesses?
(a) Two women with long legs.
(b) One man in a dark suit.
(c) No one.
(d) The music star's best friend.

3. What university did the narrator of The Eternal Glory That Is Ham Hocks quit in order to pursue a career in the culinary arts?
(a) Princeton.
(b) Brown.
(c) Lehigh.
(d) Drexel.

4. What kind of vehicle catches Ed's eye when he stops to see a crowd?
(a) A black Mercedes.
(b) A red Maserati.
(c) A green Jeep.
(d) A white stretch limousine.

5. Who is the police chief in Ain't No Sunshine?
(a) Cathy Lazinski.
(b) Michael Arbitran.
(c) Henry Lenore.
(d) Tony Cavanaugh.

6. What does Ed work at?
(a) Plumbing.
(b) Law.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Landscaping.

7. What does Ed usually wear that most other men do not wear?
(a) A three-piece suit.
(b) An ascot.
(c) A tie.
(d) A hat.

8. What does Inez Cross Chasten tell Howard Hughes her husband does for a living?
(a) He is a chef.
(b) He is a landscaper.
(c) He is a teacher.
(d) He is a mechanic.

9. Who is Ed's wife?
(a) Iza.
(b) Isabelle.
(c) Isaline.
(d) Irene.

10. Who fixes Cicero's car for him?
(a) John Henley.
(b) Ben Huxton.
(c) Frank Finnow.
(d) Tony Carter.

11. Who is working at the front desk in the police station when Lazarus gets there?
(a) Wanda.
(b) Alfreda.
(c) Frank.
(d) Ben.

12. Who is the music star's handler, who the music star tries to trick into thinking he knows Ed?
(a) Francesca.
(b) Emily.
(c) Lily.
(d) Hortensia.

13. What does Lazarus do in his early thirties after leaving the Merchant Marines?
(a) He starts his own business.
(b) He trains as a plumber.
(c) He trains as a carpenter.
(d) He goes to the seminary.

14. Who is Lazarus's exasperating aunt?
(a) Hortensia Barden Parker Compton.
(b) Francis Bedlin.
(c) Fannie Wren Hunt.
(d) Minnie Razor.

15. What does the police chief tell Lazarus about why he came to see him?
(a) The police chief has to notify Stokes's family about the crime.
(b) The police chief will help Lazarus get rid of Stokes's body.
(c) The police chief is going to let Lazarus go.
(d) The police chief has to charge Lazarus.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Inez Cross Pickett die?

2. What does the music star call Ed, to Ed's surprise?

3. Who does the music star's accent make Ed Phelps think of?

4. Why does Lazarus have an altercation with J.C. Stokes?

5. Where did Howard Hughes's father build a big mansion?

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