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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bruce's mother want him to do after he walked home from work?
(a) Take a nap.
(b) Eat dinner.
(c) Quit his job.
(d) Take a bath.

2. What room does Bruce recognize in the funeral home building?
(a) The dining room.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The living room.
(d) The bedroom.

3. Whose phone number does the funeral director give Bruce?
(a) Nola's.
(b) Jim Barton's.
(c) Holly's.
(d) Joe Mulder's.

4. How did Bruce get upstairs to the young woman's hotel room?
(a) He took the stairs.
(b) He did not go upstairs.
(c) He took the fire escape.
(d) He took the elevator.

5. Where had Bruce's mother made his father get him a summer membership?
(a) The golf course.
(b) The swim club.
(c) The tennis club.
(d) The YMCA.

6. What does Bruce recall watching as he worked as a boy?
(a) A drug deal.
(b) A couple dancing.
(c) A brawl.
(d) A sunset.

7. Jack Bailey once made love to a girl __________________.
(a) Standing on her front porch.
(b) In the surf.
(c) Standing in an elevator.
(d) In an airplane bathroom.

8. Which friend did Bruce hate when he left Salt Lake City years ago?
(a) Aaron Johnson.
(b) Jack Bailey.
(c) Jim Monroe.
(d) Bill Miller.

9. Bruce's father places his desire to break the law above ____________________.
(a) his core values.
(b) his love for his family.
(c) his religious beliefs.
(d) his community reputation.

10. Why does Bruce cry while he works on his project?
(a) His best friend moved away.
(b) He wants to stay up later.
(c) He got a bad grade on a test.
(d) He is so angry at his father.

11. What does the funeral director give to Bruce before he leaves?
(a) Invoice.
(b) Prayer card.
(c) Death certificate.
(d) Box.

12. Why does Bruce walk all the way home on this night?
(a) His bike has a flat tire.
(b) He is out of gas.
(c) He is afraid the girl's boyfriend will find him on the train.
(d) He missed the last train.

13. What does the breeze from the mountain remind Bruce of?
(a) Nights lying in the grass at Joe Mulder's.
(b) Summer camp.
(c) Mowing the grass in the summer.
(d) Going to the drive-in movie.

14. What other girl does Bruce recall from his younger days?
(a) Ava.
(b) Marie.
(c) Jenny.
(d) Nola.

15. What is Bruce Mason's profession?
(a) Diplomat.
(b) Physician.
(c) Chemist.
(d) Attorney.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many siblings does Bruce have?

2. How old is Bruce Mason?

3. Who was Bruce's good friend in college?

4. Who was the girl Bruce spent time with in this old building?

5. Who tried to prevent Bruce from entering the young woman's hotel room?

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