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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. Which college does William attend?
(a) Yale.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Princeton.
(d) Oklahoma State.

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

3. Who digs the Baron's grave?
(a) Wladek.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) Florentyna.
(d) Two servants.

4. In Chapter 16, from what floor does the character commit suicide by jumping from the window?
(a) 12th.
(b) 13th.
(c) 17th.
(d) 22nd.

5. What job did Wladek have at the camp before being promoted to kitchen duty?
(a) Digging latrines.
(b) Chopping wood.
(c) Assisting the Russians.
(d) Cleaning cabins.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Abel blame for the suicide?

2. Where is baby William born?

3. How many acres does the Baron leave to his heir?

4. Where does Wladek sleep when he reaches Odessa?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Anne growing more anxious in Chapter 10?

2. How does Abel make his way to Chicago from New York?

3. What is ironic about the first time Melanie Leroy sleeps with Abel after he inherits her father's hotel chain?

4. How does Wladek acquire his inheritance?

5. Explain young William's luggage scheme.

6. Explain how Richard dies and why his wife and child do not also die.

7. Explain why Davis Leroy's daughter initially rejects Abel's physical advances. What is her advice to Abel?

8. In addition to his night studies in English, what other tutoring does Abel seek and why?

9. When does William kick Henry out of the Kane house?

10. Discuss Davis Leroy's financial difficulties and how they end.

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