2. How does Abel aggravate William after an airline crash?
(a) Abel declares bankruptcy.
(b) Abel tells the media it was William's fault.
(c) Abel sends William an "I told you so" note.
(d) Abel dumps his stock.

3. Who begins traveling with Abel when he returns from war?
(a) Florentyna.
(b) George.
(c) Henry.
(d) Zaphia.

4. How long does Abel confine himself to his penthouse?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 40 days and nights.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 90 days.

5. What is the name of Abel's personal banker?
(a) William Kane.
(b) Tony Simmons.
(c) Curtis Fenton.
(d) Matthew Lester.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is interested in selling stock in Lester, Kane and Company?

2. What is Thomas Cohen's son's name?

3. What item does Abel wear that allows William to recognize him?

4. Who does Abel ask for a political appointment as Polish Ambassador?

5. Who bought six percent of the shares in William's bank?

Short Essay Questions

1. What secret is Matthew keeping from his father and why?

2. Why does Abel ask his banker to buy stock in William's newly merged bank?

3. What upsets Abel and provokes him to become a Congressional lobbyist?

4. What does Richard worry about telling his father about his new love, Jessie Kovats?

5. When William grows concerned about Abel buying stock in the bank, he phones him. What does William mean when he tells Abel he has a personal matter to discuss that involves only the two of them? Why does William say that?

6. Why does Abel ask Melanie Leroy to leave her stockings and garters on when they have sex after Abel returns from war?

7. Why does Abel put Henry Osborne in charge of the Kane account?

8. What does Osborne's defeat for re-election mean to Abel?

9. How does Abel remember Davis Leroy when he rebuilds his Chicago hotel and why?

10. How does Henry Osborne die and what statement does his death make?

(see the answer keys)

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