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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Wilhelm leave college to go to Hollywood?
(a) In his junior year.
(b) In his senior year.
(c) In his sophomore year.
(d) In his freshman year.

2. What is the name of the hotel where Wilhelm and Dr. Adler stay?
(a) Hotel Glorious.
(b) Hotel Ansonia.
(c) Hotel Gloriana.
(d) The Waldorf Hotel.

3. According to Dr. Adler, why has Wilhelm failed?
(a) Because Wilhelm is just unlucky.
(b) Because Wilhelm is not smart.
(c) Because Wilhelm is self-indulgent.
(d) Because Wilhelm is not a risk taker.

4. Who says, "And I want nobody on my back. Get off!"
(a) Catherine.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Wilhelm.
(d) Dr. Adler

5. What does Wilhelm think of Mr. Perls?
(a) He thinks Mr. Perls is a wonderful old man.
(b) He dislikes Mr. Perls because he is very rude.
(c) He thinks Mr. Perls is very wise.
(d) He finds his look repulsive and resents his presence at breakfast.

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

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

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

9. At breakfast, what does Wilhelm take that bothers his father?
(a) He doesn't take anything.
(b) Vitamins.
(c) Pills.
(d) Aspirin.

10. Why did Wilhelm respond to the letter from the talent scout?
(a) He was about to flunk out of school.
(b) He was bored.
(c) He had always wanted to be an actor.
(d) He had been quarreling with his parents about what to do in life, so he jumped on it.

11. Who has Wilhelm by the throat, and is strangling him?
(a) Tamkin.
(b) Dr. Adler.
(c) Catherine.
(d) Margaret.

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

13. Where did Wilhelm work as a sales executive?
(a) The Rolex Corporation.
(b) The Lojak Company.
(c) The Ajax Coporation.
(d) The Rojax Corporation.

14. What does Dr. Adler suggest that Wilhelm cut back on?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Stress.
(c) Coffee.
(d) His job.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Dr. Adler's daughter, Catherine, want money?

2. What does Wilhelm expect from his father that he can't seem to get?

3. Who is the only person who believes that Catherine is an artist?

4. After every encounter with Dr. Adler, what does Wilhelm feel?

5. Why does Wilhelm trust Tamkin?

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