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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author writes, “The subway sweeps by with a black blast of” what?
(a) Iron
(b) Wheat
(c) Evil
(d) Smoke

2. Along with Sailor, who hanged themselves in the Tombs?
(a) Irish
(b) AJ
(c) Hassan
(d) The Beagle

3. Who is trying to have his case heard in Chapter 16?
(a) AJ
(b) Mark
(c) William
(d) The Sailor

4. Where does William warn people to stay away from?
(a) Freeland
(b) Mexico
(c) Queens Plaza
(d) Florida

5. What is Hauser ordered to search for in William’s hotel room?
(a) Drug paraphernalia
(b) Written
(c) Purple
(d) Illegal prostitutes

6. In what isolated area is the building in Chapter 16 located?
(a) Greenwich Village
(b) Westminster
(c) South End
(d) Pigeon Hole

7. What does Andrew Keif do for a living?
(a) Novelist
(b) Judge
(c) Painter
(d) Actor

8. The Sailor’s room is described as “the colorless smell of” what?
(a) Death
(b) Junk
(c) Kerosene
(d) Vinegar

9. What is the setting of Chapter 16?
(a) The Old Court House
(b) Hassan Hospital
(c) Hassan's Rumpus Room
(d) AJ's apartment

10. Who are Russian agents who pretend to be American tourists?
(a) Hassan and Dr. Schafer
(b) Clem and Jody
(c) Carl Peterson and Jody
(d) William Lee and AJ

11. What are the boys in the statue about to do?
(a) Kiss one another
(b) Engage in sodomy
(c) Weep
(d) Engage in murder

12. What does the Sailor use to cook heroin?
(a) Tinfoil
(b) Light bulbs
(c) A knife
(d) A spoon

13. Which of the following groups wants to cut off parts of their bodies to grow new people, called Replicas?
(a) The Liquefactionists
(b) The Divisionists
(c) The Factualists
(d) The Senders

14. In literature, what refers to the inherent incompatibility between the objectives of two or more characters or forces?
(a) Antagony
(b) Catalyst
(c) Protagonist
(d) Conflict

15. Who directs the theater troupe performance in Chapter 11?
(a) The Sailor
(b) AJ
(c) William Lee
(d) The Great Slushtubitch

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the subject of the conference that Dr. Schafer attends?

2. What does Fats learn to serve?

3. What kind of cigarettes does O’Brien smoke?

4. Carl’s test results indicate that he is negative for what?

5. What is the official, whose attention William is trying to get, doing?

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