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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What bad news does William receive just after meeting the love of his life?
(a) The Hindenburg burst into flames.
(b) The Titanic sank.
(c) Kennedy had been shot.
(d) Wall Street collapsed.

2. Whose leg gets cut in a fight with a Russian soldier?
(a) The cook.
(b) Wladek.
(c) The butler.
(d) George.

3. How many miles is the trip from the castle to the prisoner of war camp?
(a) 900.
(b) 20.
(c) 100.
(d) 500.

4. Who denies William's request to hire his best friend as his assistant?
(a) Mr. Cabot.
(b) Mr. Abbot.
(c) Mr. Loyd.
(d) Mr. Kane.

5. What was William's monetary goal in college?
(a) To make money writing papers for his friends.
(b) To start a dress shop for his mother to work in and manage.
(c) To sell matchbooks.
(d) To earn $1 million himself before graduating.

6. How old is William when he travels with his mother and father to Europe?
(a) Six.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Five.
(d) Ten.

7. What gift does the dying Baron give to Wladek?
(a) A silver bracelet.
(b) A gold ring.
(c) A gold bracelet.
(d) A gold coin.

8. Who teaches Wladek how to steal from produce vendors?
(a) Stefan.
(b) George.
(c) No one.
(d) A helpful woman.

9. What is baby William's middle name?
(a) Lowell.
(b) Richard.
(c) Abel.
(d) Kane.

10. Who wants to be equal to the "Williams of the world?"
(a) Abel.
(b) Jerzy.
(c) George.
(d) Matthew.

11. Who is Anne's best friend?
(a) Audrey.
(b) Karen.
(c) Millie.
(d) Sarah.

12. In which chapter do William and Abel first meet face-to-face for business?
(a) Chapter 12.
(b) Chapter 15.
(c) Chapter 21.
(d) Chapter 6.

13. What does the Baron say about Wladek's birth defect?
(a) It is the mark of God.
(b) It is just a fluke.
(c) It is the sign of a demon.
(d) It is the mark of his father.

14. Who offers Abel a job as assistant manager of his Chicago hotel?
(a) William.
(b) Mr. Lester.
(c) Mr. Osborne.
(d) Davis Leroy.

15. Who is the second man to ask Abel to manage his hotel?
(a) Davis Leroy.
(b) David Maxton.
(c) Henry Osborne.
(d) William Kane.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does William fall in love with in Chapter 15?

2. Who were the Baron and the boys going to hide from?

3. How much money does Wladek have when he ventures to escape?

4. Who dies while William is in college?

5. What is William's favorite subject in school?

(see the answer keys)

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