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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what does Frank Wheeler awaken?
(a) A refreshed feeling.
(b) Love for his wife.
(c) A debilitating hangover.
(d) A deep depression.

2. What does Frank envision April doing as he gives a great burst of love and approval?
(a) Pushing him away.
(b) Laughing off the disastrous production in a round of kisses and compliments.
(c) Getting upset with him.
(d) Ignoring him.

3. What does Frank say suburbanites leave in a fog of denial?
(a) Their ignorance.
(b) How much they detest their lives.
(c) How mundane life is in the suburbs.
(d) The important issues of the world.

4. Of what is the drab, ugly architecture of the Knox Building in New York City where Frank Wheeler works in sales promotion is an emblem?
(a) The drab, dull routines that workers inside go through daily.
(b) The city of New York.
(c) The Frank's view of his life and work.
(d) The drab, dull routine of all workers.

5. Why does Frank suddenly stop making love to April?
(a) He misses Maureen.
(b) He goes to shower to scrub off the "second skin" of Maureen Grube.
(c) He does not love her.
(d) He feels guilty.

Short Answer Questions

1. With the decision to move to Paris, what seem to return to the marriage of Frank and April Wheeler?

2. What does Frank admit to himself, through the haze of his hangover?

3. From where is the director who is hired to work with the amateur actors?

4. With whom does Frank remember first having lunch?

5. How does April respond to Frank's protestations about moving to France?

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