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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. What kind of work does Alec do when he becomes an adult in Part I?
(a) Engineering.
(b) Typesetting.
(c) Architecture.
(d) Financial planning.

2. Who does Jo watch performing before her own act in Part II?
(a) The Doors.
(b) Willy Reeves.
(c) The Beatles.
(d) The Rolling Stones.

3. What does Ben's doctor and the medical students decide to do in his treatment in Part I?
(a) Try a different diet for him.
(b) Change his medication.
(c) Try electrical shock therapy on him.
(d) Release him.

4. How does Ben think his "bad times" usually come on?
(a) Gradually.
(b) He never has bad times any longer.
(c) With a clear cause.
(d) Suddenly.

5. What illness does Ben suffer with?
(a) Schizophrenia.
(b) Lupus.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Multiple Sclerosis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Vern's company?

2. What does Vern ask of McLeish in Part I?

3. Who is the music teacher for the five children in Part I?

4. What does Alec's mentor tell him that takes Alec by surprise in Part I?

5. Where does Alec remembering his first kiss with his wife taking place?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part I, how does Alec demonstrate his willingness to challenge authority as a child?

2. In Part II, who does Alec have a difficult relationship with in his life?

3. What is one reason Alec feels distant from his son?

4. Why is Alec under some pressure to get a job in Part I as a young adult?

5. What does Ben become obsessed with in Part II that takes over his life?

6. How does Vern mislead his dinner companion in Part I?

7. What kind of deal does Vern attempt to close in Part I?

8. What does Jo notice about the man she thinks of as having a frog face in Part II?

9. How does Val meet Mike and why is she attracted to him?

10. Who does Vern become distracted by during his business dinner in Part I and why does this happen?

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