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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Dr. Adler's daughter, Catherine, want money?
(a) She wants to go back to school and get a graduate degree.
(b) She wants to backpack around Europe.
(c) She wants to rent a gallery for an exhibition.
(d) She wants to invest it in the stock market.

2. While on the phone with Margaret, what does Wilhelm hear in the background that tells him everything is okay?
(a) The dog barking.
(b) His sons laughing.
(c) Silence.
(d) Car horns blaring.

3. According to Tamkin, which two important words begin with M?
(a) Mischief and moreover.
(b) Money and murder.
(c) Mother and machinery.
(d) Mercy and milk-of-human-kindness.

4. What does Wilhelm blame himself for at breakfast?
(a) Not being kind enough to Mr. Perls.
(b) Talking too much.
(c) Drinking too much Coca Cola.
(d) Not being able to stand up to Margaret.

5. Which character thinks, ""I am an idiot. I have no reserve."
(a) Dr. Adler.
(b) Mr. Perls.
(c) Wilhelm.
(d) Rubin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which career does Wilhelm's mother want him to consider instead of acting?

2. Who says, "...as a salesman you are basically an artist type. the seller is in the visionary sphere of the business function. And then you're an actor, too."

3. Why did Wilhelm change his name when he got to Hollywood?

4. What does it mean when Tamkin 'works the house' at the stock market?

5. When Wilhelm receives an urgent message from Margaret, what does he believe it is?

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