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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the relationship like between Hal and Orin?
(a) Strained and angry.
(b) They rarely talk.
(c) Strained, but involving no ill will.
(d) Natural and at ease.

2. How old is Hal in Chapter 3 when he goes to visit the professional conversationalist?
(a) 15.
(b) 10.
(c) 13.
(d) 18.

3. What does Orin question Hal about on the phone?
(a) The Separatist movement.
(b) Tennis scoring.
(c) His father's suicide.
(d) Football rules.

4. Where does Orin live?
(a) Arizona.
(b) Nevada.
(c) California.
(d) Utah.

5. How old was Enfield's founder when he died?
(a) 48.
(b) 44.
(c) 50.
(d) 54.

6. What is the name of the man who sells urine samples to his classmates at the academy?
(a) Philip.
(b) Peter.
(c) Matthew.
(d) Michael.

7. Why did Orin decide to play football?
(a) He had a crush on a baton-twirler.
(b) It was the only way he could get a scholarship.
(c) He found that he was very skilled at it.
(d) He wanted to rebel against his father, who hated football.

8. What is the name of the radio show that Mario and Hal listen to at a local club?
(a) A Few Minutes Basically.
(b) Such and Such with So and So.
(c) Sixty Minutes More or Less.
(d) Half an Hour or So.

9. Where does Orin hit on a girl and sees three handicapped people in one hour?
(a) Park.
(b) Gym.
(c) Post office.
(d) Bank.

10. What is Don Gately addicted to, in Chapter 10?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Prescription pills.

11. In what way does Mario try to follow in his father's footsteps?
(a) He is also a great tennis player.
(b) He also makes films.
(c) He is also deformed.
(d) He is also depressed.

12. Who is the headmaster of the tennis academy Hal attends?
(a) Trevor.
(b) Chaz.
(c) Charles.
(d) Octavious.

13. Who began to videotape Orin when he played football?
(a) Joelle.
(b) Avril.
(c) Hal.
(d) James.

14. What does Joelle always wear?
(a) A long-sleeve shirt.
(b) A scarf.
(c) A veil.
(d) A long skirt.

15. What did Wardine's mother beat her with?
(a) A glass bowl.
(b) A belt.
(c) A hanger.
(d) A piece of wood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What insect does Orin especially hate?

2. What is the name of the magazine that Helen Steeply publishes an article in?

3. What is the name of Hal's mom?

4. Which character in the Incandenza family appears the most stable in personality?

5. What did Joelle attempt to get James to stop doing?

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