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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. Why does Dr. Proteus have to walk home from the train station?
(a) His car has been stolen.
(b) He does not have any money.
(c) There are no cabs.
(d) Anita refuses to pick him up.

2. Who do Buck and Coach Roseberry see at the bar?
(a) Lasher.
(b) Harrison.
(c) Baer.
(d) Dr. Proteus.

3. How much is the offer that Buck takes from Coach Roseberry?
(a) $36,000.
(b) $13,000.
(c) $20,000.
(d) $43,000.

4. What do the employees watch at the Meadows?
(a) A play.
(b) A boxing match.
(c) A ballet dance.
(d) A movie.

5. Why has Garth done well in the company?
(a) He is manipulative.
(b) He is very intelligent.
(c) He is not controversial.
(d) He has a powerful family.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the sergeant's story, how does his unit defeat the enemy?

2. Who does Dr. Proteus live on the farm with?

3. How long has Coach Roseberry been working at Cornell?

4. When Kroner visits the jail, what does Kroner say that Dr. Proteus has to do in order to get a promotion?

5. Who does Dr. Proteus sit next to on the train?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the basic message of the play at the Meadows?

2. What happens at the end of Paul's first meeting with the society?

3. What is the basic message of the daytime TV that Paul watches?

4. What does the lie detector force Paul to admit?

5. What does the great oak symbolize, and what event is held there?

6. What does Kroner say Paul will have to do to get the Pittsburgh job after the meeting with high company officials?

7. Why does Lasher think that Paul will be an effective leader?

8. Where does the Ghost Shirt Society get its name?

9. Who does Paul meet on the train, and what do they talk about?

10. Who does Paul see run out of the woods after the Meadows, and why is this important?

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