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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Margaret want Wilhelm to pay for in regard to their sons?
(a) Soccer lessons.
(b) Education insurance policies her mother had taken out on the boys before she died.
(c) Clothes for school.
(d) Private school.

2. Which of the following is an invention of Dr. Tamkin's?
(a) A machine that accurately predicts which stocks will rise.
(b) An underwater suit for penguins.
(c) An electrical device for truck drivers to shock them awake when they doze off.
(d) A special hat for fishing boat captains to predict the weather.

3. Why was Dr. Adler never around in Wilhelm's childhood?
(a) He was with his other family.
(b) He was at the bar.
(c) He travelled a lot.
(d) He was always busy at the hospital or university.

4. How do Rubin and Wilhelm know each other?
(a) They met on the street.
(b) Their fathers are cousins.
(c) They are both staying at the hotel.
(d) A nightly game of gin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who cautions Wilhelm against trusting Dr. Tamkin?

2. What does Wilhelm's father still call him?

3. What floor of the hotel does Wilhelm live on?

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

5. What does Wilhelm compare himself to when he sees his reflection in the glass?

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