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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where and when was Vinod born?
(a) Kolkata in 1972.
(b) Hyderabad in 1972.
(c) Ahmedabad in 1972.
(d) Bhopal in 1972.

2. When Senderovsky was teaching, what does he remember that a student drank a lot of and had to be transported to the university hospital?
(a) Cognac.
(b) Armagnac.
(c) Brandy.
(d) Whisky.

3. What type of farm abuts parts of Senderovsky's property?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Goat.
(c) Dairy.
(d) Llama.

4. In Act 2, Chapter 3, what language does Nat want to learn?
(a) Chinese.
(b) Vietnamese.
(c) Japanese.
(d) Korean.

5. What grade was Vinod in when he memorized the Declaration of Independence?
(a) 5th.
(b) 3rd.
(c) 2nd.
(d) 4th.

6. What was the occupation of the guy who tried to date Dee and chewed on the left side of his mustache?
(a) Politician.
(b) Architect.
(c) Journalist.
(d) Lawyer.

7. Where does Vinod go to read in Act 2, Chapter 5?
(a) Living room.
(b) Front porch.
(c) Meadow.
(d) His bungalow.

8. What is the name of Vinod's book?
(a) Hotel Black.
(b) Hotel Jewel.
(c) Hotel Solitaire.
(d) Hotel Sapphire.

9. In Act 2, Chapter 1, where does Dee say that she did a reading when her book came out?
(a) New York City.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) London.
(d) Boston.

10. How many bungalows are behind the main house?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 7.

11. In Act 2, Chapter 3, what nationality of guys does Karen remember that she used to date?
(a) Irish.
(b) Scotch.
(c) French.
(d) German.

12. What is Nat wearing in Act 2, Chapter 3?
(a) Overalls.
(b) Dungarees.
(c) Yellow skirt over boy's jeans.
(d) T-shirt and jeans.

13. In Act 1, Chapter 3, when does Senderovsky remember that Vinod was first diagnosed with cancer?
(a) 8 years ago.
(b) 6 years ago.
(c) A decade ago.
(d) A dozen years ago.

14. In Act 2, Chapter 1, when he lights Dee's cigarette, where does he remember being propositioned over a cigarette?
(a) Bulgaria.
(b) Munich.
(c) Slovakia.
(d) Berne.

15. How old was Skenderovsky when he learned to drive?
(a) 26.
(b) 45.
(c) 39.
(d) 40.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year is the bottle of Campari Ed finds in the larder?

2. Where did Karen grow up?

3. How fast can a fly process visual information compared to humans?

4. What does Nat tell Karen she can play on the piano?

5. When Karen remembers Vinod telling her about his novel when he was a graduate student, what part of town does she remember the bar was in where they were talking?

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