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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the $5 million contract for that Henry Osborne "secured?"
(a) To buy a vacation home for his mistress.
(b) To build a casino.
(c) To open a new business.
(d) To build a new hospital.

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

3. What gift does the family receive after Wladek's christening?
(a) A hen.
(b) A goat.
(c) A calf.
(d) A goose.

4. Who does Abel marry?
(a) Melanie.
(b) Mrs. Robinson.
(c) Florentyna.
(d) Zaphia.

5. Where is baby William born?
(a) In a taxi.
(b) In a jungle.
(c) In a hospital.
(d) In a forest.

6. How much insurance money does Abel receive for the damage to the hotel?
(a) $2 million.
(b) $25,000.
(c) $1.2 million.
(d) $750,000.

7. Who plans Wladek's escape from the prisoner of war camp?
(a) A sympathetic Russian soldier.
(b) The doctor.
(c) Wladek.
(d) George.

8. When does Anne miscarry?
(a) In her sixteenth week.
(b) When she learns of her husband's death.
(c) When she falls down a flight of stairs.
(d) In her seventh month.

9. What is the name of the waitress Abel starts dating in Chapter 18?
(a) Melanie.
(b) Florentyna.
(c) Melody.
(d) Zaphia.

10. How does William meet the love he encounters in Chapter 15?
(a) In class.
(b) She is his new neighbor.
(c) At a bank social function.
(d) She is a client.

11. What is the first title William holds in the banking industry?
(a) Junior director of investments.
(b) Vice president of acquisitions.
(c) Vice president of marketing.
(d) Junior marketing specialist.

12. What is the name of the Baron's son?
(a) Chas.
(b) Leon.
(c) Jasper.
(d) Rosni.

13. How many acres does the Baron leave to his heir?
(a) 20,000.
(b) 50.
(c) 60,000.
(d) 10.

14. Where does the Baron go to put his affairs in order?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Helsinki.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Warsaw.

15. What do Abel and his wife do immediately upon getting married?
(a) Get pregnant.
(b) Buy a car.
(c) Buy a hotel.
(d) Buy a house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Abel blame for the suicide?

2. Who wants to be equal to the "Williams of the world?"

3. How does Wladek's mother die?

4. At what age does William receive his full inheritance?

5. What does William collect in one of his first money making ventures?

(see the answer keys)

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