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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What doesn't Dr. Adler understand about Wilhelm?
(a) His drive to succeed.
(b) His slovenliness.
(c) His rate of failure.
(d) His tendency to stutter.

2. What is the name of Wilhelm's dog?
(a) Simmons.
(b) Spot.
(c) Scissors.
(d) Mittens.

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

4. What stage name does Wilhelm Adler take on when he arrives in Hollywood?
(a) Tommy Adler.
(b) Wilky Adler.
(c) Tommy Wilhelm.
(d) Thomas Wilhelm.

5. Does Wilhelm consider himself a good conversationalist?
(a) Yes, especially with his father.
(b) No he does not.
(c) He doesn't really like to talk.
(d) Yes, but not with his father.

6. Why is Wilhelm not divorced from Margaret?
(a) He does not want a divorce.
(b) He is trying to reconcile with her.
(c) Margaret will not give him a divorce.
(d) They were never married.

7. What does Wilhelm do to show Dr. Adler how Margaret treats him?
(a) He opens up his wallet.
(b) He hits himself in the head.
(c) He pulls out his empty pockets.
(d) He chokes himself.

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

9. What does Wilhelm eat after Mr. Perls leaves?
(a) He doesn't eat anything.
(b) All the food left on the table.
(c) His own plate.
(d) He orders more food.

10. What does Wilhelm compare himself to when he sees his reflection in the glass?
(a) A giraffe.
(b) A hippopotamus.
(c) A manatee.
(d) A tiger.

11. What does Maurice Venice turn out to be?
(a) A saint.
(b) The best in the business.
(c) A crook.
(d) A good friend to Wilhelm.

12. Although Wilhelm did not graduate from college, he sometimes lies and says he attended which institution?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) University of Pennsylvania.
(c) Pennsylvania State University.
(d) Mississippi State University.

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

14. What approach does Dr. Tamkin convince Wilhelm to use in the stock market?
(a) A statistical approach.
(b) An historical approach.
(c) A psychological approach.
(d) A logical approach.

15. What product did Wilhelm's company make?
(a) Children's furniture.
(b) Children's watches.
(c) Children's books.
(d) Children's toys.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Wilhelm respond to the letter from the talent scout?

2. Who says, "And I want nobody on my back. Get off!"

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

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

5. Where did Wilhelm work as a sales executive?

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