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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Starbuck try to store Mary Kathleen's will?
(a) With Clewes.
(b) A safety deposit box.
(c) With her body.
(d) Under his bed.

2. Before he ran RAMJAC, what did Jack Graham do?
(a) He was a banker.
(b) He was a student.
(c) He was a miner.
(d) He was an artist.

3. Starbuck reads a ______ written by his son.
(a) Short story.
(b) Book review.
(c) Poem.
(d) Article.

4. If Starbuck had given the paramedics Mary Kathleen's real name, what would have happened?
(a) There would be a media frenzy.
(b) She would have come back from the dead.
(c) He wouldn't have gotten any money.
(d) Mr. Graham would drive him away.

5. Why is Starbuck arrested in the Epilogue?
(a) Lying to the police.
(b) Unlawfully concealing a will.
(c) Stealing clarinet parts.
(d) Covering up a murder.

6. Who arrives at the end of Chapter 16?
(a) Sarah Wyatt.
(b) Clewes.
(c) McCone.
(d) The police.

7. Why did Mary Kathleen become a heavy drinker?
(a) To cure herself of her other addictions.
(b) Her husband died.
(c) She liked to party.
(d) She was hearing voices.

8. Starbuck finds Mary Kathleen in a _______.
(a) Train.
(b) Bed.
(c) Chair.
(d) Washroom.

9. Where does Starbuck find clarinet parts?
(a) The lobby.
(b) His dresser.
(c) Under his bed.
(d) His suitcase.

10. What name did Starbuck give to the paramedics for Mary Kathleen?
(a) Nixon.
(b) O'Looney.
(c) Starbuck.
(d) Graham.

11. What is the harp salesman calculating doing as he talks to Starbuck?
(a) Calling the police.
(b) Hugging him.
(c) Kicking Mary Kathleen out.
(d) Increasing prices.

12. Why is the harp salesman upset with Mary Kathleen?
(a) She smells bad.
(b) She brought a stranger to his shop.
(c) She owes him a lot of money.
(d) She didn't bring him lunch.

13. Mary Kathleen takes Starbuck to the top of _______.
(a) The World Trade Center.
(b) The Empire State Building.
(c) The Chrysler Building.
(d) Her old apartment building.

14. Starbuck describes his office in the Nixon White House as a __________ cell.
(a) Prison.
(b) Third-world.
(c) Dismal.
(d) Subterranean.

15. Starbuck realizes the bag woman is " the ______ of Mary Kathleen O'Looney!"
(a) Remains.
(b) Daughter.
(c) Friend.
(d) Impersonator.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Starbuck start to cry when seeing Mary Kathleen?

2. Starbuck thinks fifty year old harps belong in a ______ or a museum.

3. Why doesn't Mary Kathleen want to live anymore?

4. Whistler appointed himself as ________.

5. What does Starbuck say to Clewes?

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