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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Abstracts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Mary Kathleen want to live anymore?
(a) She has too many bad memories.
(b) She's in too much pain.
(c) She's bored with the world.
(d) She can't trust anyone.

2. Larkin teases Starbuck about his lack of what?
(a) Creativity.
(b) Friends.
(c) Courage.
(d) Money.

3. How did Starbuck meet Emil Larkin?
(a) He was Ruth's brother.
(b) He was a friend in college.
(c) He was Starbuck's old therapist.
(d) He was a co-conspirator in Watergate.

4. Who is Starbuck's main concern?
(a) Himself.
(b) His son.
(c) The president.
(d) Mary Kathleen.

5. Where did McCone go to college?
(a) Harvard.
(b) UCLA.
(c) NYU.
(d) Princeton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the harp salesman calculating doing as he talks to Starbuck?

2. To Nixon, Starbuck quotes _______.

3. The introduction of Starbuck's son is a commentary on what?

4. Walter Starbuck is an ex-con, ex-capitalist, and ex-_________.

5. Mary Kathleen takes Starbuck to her cavern under ________.

(see the answer key)

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