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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. Who brought Hal to the tennis academy in hopes he would be admitted?
(a) His father.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His aunt.
(d) His mother.

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

3. What is the name of the founder of Enfield?
(a) Mario.
(b) Hal.
(c) James.
(d) Jim.

4. 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 depressed.
(d) He is also deformed.

5. Who gets sick right before the tennis match in Chapter 35?
(a) Mario.
(b) Michael.
(c) Don.
(d) Hal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What drug do Hal and his friends plan to take before their next upcoming tennis match?

2. In Chapter 6, who does Wardine complain to?

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

4. What is the name of the cartridge the medical attache cannot stop watching?

5. What seems to have tainted Joelle's innocence?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lyle's enjoyment of licking sweat symbolize?

2. What significant event happens in Chapter 5, Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment?

3. What role does Lyle play?

4. Who is Orin Incandenza?

5. In Chapters 21 - 25, what kind of relationship do Orin and Hal have?

6. What happens in Chapter 3, when Hal is 10-years-old?

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

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

9. What are the results of watching the Entertainment?

10. How do the deans react to Hal's communication skills?

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