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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. Where does Alec remembering his first kiss with his wife taking place?
(a) Under the bleachers.
(b) In a bus shelter by Bexford Park.
(c) At the opera house.
(d) At Herod's.

2. What phrase keeps repeating in Ben's head to his distress in Part II?
(a) Danger on the Ice.
(b) Charred ribs.
(c) Hell on earth.
(d) Fabric burns.

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

4. What does the sighting of the singer distract Vern from?
(a) His asking his boss for a promotion.
(b) His marriage proposal.
(c) His son's christening.
(d) His pitch to McLeish.

5. What mundane task does Alec do in Part II and make a mess of?
(a) Mopping the floor.
(b) Doing the dishes.
(c) Vacuuming.
(d) Cooking.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Ben's father disappointed after their outing together in Part I?

2. What popular shop is directly hit by the bomb in Part I?

3. How does Ben think his "bad times" usually come on?

4. Who tries to deter the person who refuses to pay Ben for his fare on the bus in Part II from fighting Ben?

5. Why does the person Alec is asking for a job tell him he has hesitations for hiring him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mike threaten Ben on the bus in Part II?

2. What is Vern like as a child, and how does his childhood temperament relate to his adult one?

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

4. In Part II, what does Alec spend a lot of time doing besides working?

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

6. Why does the doctor and medical students analyze Ben's case in Part II?

7. What kind of job does Alec's mentor help him get as a young adult?

8. Why does Vern refuse to talk to the object of his admiration in Part I in the restaurant?

9. Why does Alec's mentor have some misgivings about him going into the line of work he has chosen?

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

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