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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What career did Wilhelm's mother encourage him to try?
(a) Psychiatry.
(b) Acting.
(c) Investment banking.
(d) Medicine.

2. What are Wilhelm and Tamkin doing together at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Going to the movies.
(b) Speculating in the market.
(c) Taking a swim in the pool.
(d) Writing a screenplay.

3. Which career does Wilhelm's mother want him to consider instead of acting?
(a) Advertising.
(b) Psychology.
(c) Accounting.
(d) Medicine.

4. What does Wilhelm's father still call him?
(a) Wilhelm.
(b) Tommy.
(c) Wilky.
(d) Thomas.

5. Why is Dr. Adler admired by everyone?
(a) Because of his distinguished career as a psychologist.
(b) Because his son is remarkably successful.
(c) Because of his distinguished career as an orthodontist.
(d) Because of his distinguished career as a diagnostician and lecturer in internal medicine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the hotel where Wilhelm and Dr. Adler stay?

2. Who pressured Maurice Venice to give Wilhelm a shot at Hollywood?

3. What floor of the hotel does Dr. Adler live on?

4. What does Maurice Venice turn out to be?

5. What does Dr. Adler brag that Wilhelm's career is?

(see the answer key)

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