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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 Rabbit get a damp towel from the bathroom?
(a) He wants to wipe Ruth's face
(b) He spills his drink on the carpet
(c) Ruth is feeling overheated
(d) He needs to clean his shoes

2. With which religious designation does Eccles characterize his reactionary father?
(a) Calvinist
(b) Eastern Orthodox
(c) Darwinian Deist
(d) Anglo-Catholic

3. What would Mrs. Smith tell her husband to plant rather than flowers?
(a) Apple trees
(b) Buckwheat
(c) Honeysuckle
(d) Herbs

4. As he drives, what does Rabbit recall Tothero convincing him to do more often on the court?
(a) Shoot fouls underhand
(b) Run a screen
(c) Pass the ball
(d) Take lay-ups

5. What type of flower garden does Eccles secure Harry a job tending?
(a) Hydrangea
(b) Rhododendron
(c) Hyacinth
(d) Dianthus

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month does this section of reading take place?

2. In front of what building does Rabbit park his car after returning to Mt. Judge?

3. Where is Harry's son, according to Janis?

4. In what quarter of the game does Harry completely forget about the crowd?

5. To what does Mrs. Smith twice compare the Bianchi that she and her husband brought in from New York?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Harry interact with Mrs. Springer after coming home?

2. Why does Janice slap Nelson?

3. How does Ruth respond to Harry's decision to join his wife in the hospital?

4. What does Harry Angstrom confess to Eccles that he believes is his place in the universe?

5. Why does Harry take off his shoes on his walk up Mt. Judge?

6. How does Harry run into Tothero in this section?

7. What does Mr. Springer tell Harry when they first talk after Rebecca's death?

8. How strong a golfer is Rabbit compared to Eccles?

9. Describe Ruth Leonard.

10. Why is Joyce Eccles afraid?

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