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

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

3. Which character is a serial womanizer?
(a) Mario.
(b) Hal.
(c) The medical attache.
(d) Orin.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Wardine's mother's boyfriend?

2. How many romantic encounters does Mario claim to have had?

3. How does drug use affect Enfield athletes?

4. How does Joelle attempt to kill herself at a party?

5. Who gets sick right before the tennis match in Chapter 35?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Wallace create back stories for the characters?

2. Which of the Incandenza brothers is the most stable?

3. Why does the separatist group want the Entertainment?

4. Why is Orin being followed?

5. Is James similar to his father?

6. Why does Ken Erdedy cut all ties with his drug dealers, only to begin smoking again?

7. What role does drug use play at Enfield?

8. What kind of relationship did James seem to have with his sons?

9. Who is Don Gately?

10. Who is Ken Erdedy?

(see the answer keys)

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