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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Wilhelm think of his father's relationship with this mother?
(a) He thinks they were happily married.
(b) He thinks they were in love.
(c) He thinks his father is her best friend.
(d) He thinks father was just trying to get rid of her.

2. What does Wilhelm drink for breakfast?
(a) Orange juice.
(b) Coca Cola.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Water.

3. Why was Dr. Adler a success?
(a) Because of dumb luck.
(b) Because he was smart.
(c) Because his dad was rich.
(d) Because of hard work.

4. What is Wilhelm's relationship to his wife, Margaret?
(a) They are separated.
(b) They are divorced.
(c) They are married.
(d) Their marriage was never official.

5. What meal do Wilhelm and his father share almost every day?
(a) Dinner.
(b) Lunch.
(c) High tea.
(d) Breakfast.

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

7. What does Wilhelm's own son call him?
(a) A hummingbird.
(b) A humboldt.
(c) A bear.
(d) A hummuspotamus.

8. According to Wilhelm, which magazine featured an article on Dr. Tamkin?
(a) Fortune magazine.
(b) The New Yorker magazine.
(c) Time magazine.
(d) Life magazine.

9. What does Dr. Adler feel that Margaret is doing?
(a) He doesn't think about her at all.
(b) He feels she's being perfectly reasonable in her demands.
(c) He feels she's making unreasonable demands on Wilhelm so he'll come back to her.
(d) He feels that she's reaching out to Wilhelm in a loving way.

10. What does Dr. Adler brag that Wilhelm's career is?
(a) Actor.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Psychiatrist.
(d) Sales executive.

11. According to Tamkin, the best way to win in the market is to:
(a) Use a psychological approach.
(b) Be aggressive.
(c) Use lots of money to invest.
(d) Play it safe.

12. What keeps Wilhelm from letting his father have it?
(a) A promise to his mother.
(b) His father's weight.
(c) His father's age.
(d) The respect Wilhelm has for his father.

13. 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.

14. What is the only thing Margaret asks for from Wilhelm?
(a) Companionship.
(b) Love.
(c) Money.
(d) Presents.

15. What is Wilhelm's main reason for moving to Hollywood?
(a) A talent agent convinced him he'd be a star.
(b) He loved movies more than anything.
(c) He wanted nice weather.
(d) He always wanted to be an actor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Dr. Adler and Mr. Perls think of Tamkin?

2. Why is Margaret happy with the way things are?

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

4. Who cautions Wilhelm against trusting Dr. Tamkin?

5. What does a recommendation from Maurice Venice mean in Hollywood?

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