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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 drug affects Ben's minds and moods most severely?
(a) Hexaphron.
(b) Pastil.
(c) Prozac.
(d) Largactil.

2. What does Vern hum to himself after closing the deal with McLeish?
(a) Tosca.
(b) Rignoletti.
(c) The Marriage of Figaro.
(d) Madame Butterfly.

3. What does McLeish say he might have to work at if he ever loses a lot of money?
(a) Building houses.
(b) British rail.
(c) Singing.
(d) Butchery.

4. What does Alec tell the writer at the end of Part II will probably not even happen that night?
(a) Dinner delivery.
(b) The balckouts.
(c) The rally with the Neo-Nazis.
(d) The German print run.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Alec bring to his older son's room to wake him up in Part II?

3. What does Ben usually do most nights to help calm himself?

4. How old is McLeish when Vern takes him to lunch?

5. Who does Alec appeal to for a new job in Part I?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Ben experience the world around him in Part II?

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

5. What is Jo's experience in Part II trying to make it as a musician in America?

6. Why is Trevor upset with Ben in Part II?

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

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

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

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

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