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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Reverend Eccles desperately crave as he visits the Springers and Angstroms?
(a) A glass of water
(b) A cup of coffee
(c) A beer
(d) A cigarette

2. What is the admitting nun looking for when she approaches Harry and Eccles after they have waited an hour?
(a) A Reader's Digest
(b) Her black necklace
(c) The father-to-be
(d) Furniture polish

3. Why does Janice have trouble feeding Rebecca?
(a) Janice has very little milk left
(b) Her nipple keeps coming out of her mouth
(c) Her breasts are incredibly sore
(d) Rebecca is not hungry

4. Why is Marty Tothero in the hospital?
(a) He was in a car accident
(b) He had a stroke
(c) He has a heart attack
(d) He is having his appendix removed

5. What does Mr. Springer lend Harry for the funeral?
(a) A tie
(b) A shirt
(c) A suit
(d) Shoes

6. What psychological term does Lucy Eccles explain to Joyce after church?
(a) Sublimate
(b) Id
(c) Neurotic
(d) Superego

7. Where did Rabbit once buy a black necklace for Janice?
(a) Boston
(b) Dallas
(c) Antigua
(d) Java

8. Who does Janice feel is in the room with her while she administers CPR to Rebecca?
(a) God
(b) Her mother
(c) Harry
(d) Ruth

9. At whose house does Rabbit sleep at the end of this section?
(a) His parents'
(b) Mrs. Springer's
(c) Eccles'
(d) Ruth's

10. Which of the following people are not at Rebecca's funeral?
(a) Mr. Angstrom
(b) Mim
(c) Nelson
(d) Tothero

11. According to Eccles, what is marriage?
(a) A prison
(b) A contract
(c) A sacrament
(d) A calling

12. According to to Tothero in this section, youth is what two things?
(a) Deaf and careless
(b) Hopeful and fearless
(c) Stupid and reckless
(d) Beautiful and doomed

13. To what animal does Mrs. Springer compare Harry when she arrives at the waiting room?
(a) Rabbit
(b) Chimpanzee
(c) Buzzard
(d) Goat

14. To what martyr does Mrs. Angstrom mockingly compare Janice?
(a) Saint Peter
(b) Sebastian
(c) Sarah
(d) Joan of Arc

15. With what adjective does Janice characterize Harry's advances on her?
(a) Rude
(b) Animal
(c) Hateful
(d) Ungrateful

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the club where Ruth and Harry go in this section?

2. Who is Harry surprised to see come into the club where he and Ruth are drinking?

3. What drink does Janice want while drugged?

4. With whom is Harry staying at the end of the novel?

5. Who first opens the door at the Springer house when Harry arrives?

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