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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 does Mario look to for guidance and reassurance?
(a) Avril.
(b) His uncle.
(c) Hal.
(d) Orin.

2. How are Hal and Orin related?
(a) Orin is Hal's uncle.
(b) They are brothers.
(c) They are cousins.
(d) They are best friends.

3. When did Orin stop playing tennis?
(a) After his mother began working at the tennis academy.
(b) After high school.
(c) After his dad died.
(d) After college.

4. Why do many of the students at the tennis academy use drugs?
(a) To get back at the school's administrators.
(b) To get kicked out of school.
(c) To experiment with new ways of life.
(d) To escape from their boring lives.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is Hal Incandenza at the beginning of the novel?

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

4. What is Don Gately's job?

5. Why was Kate hospitalized several times before?

Short Essay Questions

1. What role does Lyle play?

2. Why does the separatist group want the Entertainment?

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

4. What kind of relationship do Mario and Hal have?

5. Who is Kate Gompert?

6. What role does Millicent Kent play in Mario's life?

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

8. What kind of relationship do Hal, Orin and Mario have with Avril?

9. What kind of relationship did Joelle and Orin have?

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

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