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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The location of Lionel's meeting with The Clients is
(a) Their office on Park Avenue.
(b) Matricardi's mother's parlor.
(c) A car parked in front of the brownstone.
(d) A sandwich shop called Zeod's.

2. During their phone conversation in which Tony insists that Lionel come into the office and won't give him any information, Lionel begins to feel
(a) He is in trouble.
(b) He can't trust Tony.
(c) It isn't Tony on the phone.
(d) His verbal insertions are detrimental to the conversation.

3. Julia remembers something Frank had once said about Lionel and tells him
(a) You were useful to him because you were crazy but everyone thought you were stupid.
(b) Go to hell, Lionel.
(c) You are such a freak.
(d) No woman will ever want you, Lionel.

4. In Zen the term "One Mind refers to
(a) Focusing on one thing at a time.
(b) Not thinking.
(c) Reading the thoughts of others in the room.
(d) The reducing goals down to one.

5. One of the last jobs Lionel remembers identifying with The Clients is
(a) Loading musical instruments into the brownstone.
(b) Driving to Maine.
(c) The stakeout in front of the Zendo.
(d) Tearing down a Ferris Wheel.

6. When Lionel goes by himself to visit The Clients, they ask him to
(a) Find out what Julia knows and share it with them.
(b) Find the killer.
(c) Forgive Tony.
(d) Take over L & L Car Service.

7. When the younger brother arrives too late to see his mother alive, it is because
(a) He was spotted by The Clients.
(b) At first, he thinks it is a trap.
(c) His brother persuades him not to go.
(d) He spends so much time Brooklynizing his new bride.

8. Between Tony's tongue-lashing and Lionel's incessant chattering, Detective Seminole gets exasperated and
(a) Kicks Lionel out of the car.
(b) Calls for back-up.
(c) Shoots Tony in the ear.
(d) Takes Tony in for questioning.

9. When Lionel tells Kimmery that he is "con-worried," it suggests
(a) Thinks she has a gun.
(b) He thinks he won't be able to sit still long enough.
(c) He is afraid for her safety because.
(d) Thinks the large, Polish man is after him.

10. Lionel temporarily loses his sense of language down by the rocks at the shore because of the cold and
(a) A gun pointed at him.
(b) The sight of Tony, shot.
(c) Fear of the water.
(d) Vertigo.

11. Lionel's reason for returning to the Zendo is
(a) To find his shoes.
(b) To improve his Zen skills.
(c) To speak with Gerard (Roshi).
(d) To kill the Polish giant.

12. As he listens to Gerard, Lionel realizes that Tony
(a) Killed Frank.
(b) Is in danger.
(c) Works for Fujisaki.
(d) Is not his friend.

13. Lionel drives back to Brooklyn
(a) With Julia.
(b) After saying goodbye to the men from Fujisaki.
(c) In his stockinged foot.
(d) With a bowl of lemongrass soup.

14. During his conversation with The Clients, Lionel acts impertinent by
(a) Telling them he has to leave early.
(b) Correcting them.
(c) Telling them he doesn't trust Tony.
(d) Suggesting they get a maid.

15. The only excuse Frank does not give The Clients when begging them to spare his life is
(a) He blames his brother for the crimes they had both committed.
(b) He promised to spend his life in service to The Clients.
(c) His mother will never forgive him.
(d) He just got married.

Short Answer Questions

1. The name Tony calls Lionel that brings tears to his eyes is

2. Julia begins to think that she has underestimated Lionel and that perhaps

3. The special guests arriving for the evening Zazen sessions were

4. The killer was hired by

5. Lionel is able to re-enter the Zendo because

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