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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Wilhelm accuse Dr. Adler of not understanding him?
(a) Because Dr. Adler was not a good father.
(b) Because Dr. Adler was a success where Wilhelm was not.
(c) Because Dr. Adler has a lot more money.
(d) Because Dr. Adler is from a different generation.

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

3. Why is Margaret happy with the way things are?
(a) Because she's trying to win Wilhelm back.
(b) Because she loves Wilhelm.
(c) Because she just doesn't care.
(d) Because Wilhelm is paying her more than she'd get in a divorce settlement.

4. Which of the following does Dr. Adler NOT prescribe for Wilhelm to feel better about himself?
(a) Prescription drugs.
(b) Steam baths.
(c) Massage.
(d) Exercise.

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

6. Which career does Wilhelm's mother want him to consider instead of acting?
(a) Advertising.
(b) Psychology.
(c) Accounting.
(d) Medicine.

7. Who does Dr. Adler always boast about to his friends?
(a) He boasts about his late wife.
(b) He boasts about himself.
(c) He boasts about his children.
(d) He boasts about his former colleagues.

8. What does Wilhelm's father still call him?
(a) Wilhelm.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Wilky.
(d) Tommy.

9. What floor does Mr. Perls live on in the hotel?
(a) The 23rd floor.
(b) The 15th floor.
(c) The 14th floor.
(d) Mr. Perls is just visiting the hotel.

10. What floor of the hotel does Wilhelm live on?
(a) The 23rd floor.
(b) He doesn't live at the hotel.
(c) The 3rd floor.
(d) The 24th floor.

11. Why did Wilhelm change his name when he got to Hollywood?
(a) Wilhelm's father encouraged it.
(b) Maurice Venice demanded it.
(c) Wilhelm always hated his name and couldn't wait to change it.
(d) It was an attempt at gaining freedom.

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

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

14. 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.

15. Dr. Adler loves to brag about his son's career as a sales executive and corresponding salary. How does he describe his son's salary?
(a) In the four figures.
(b) In the five figures.
(c) In the six figures.
(d) In the millions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Wilhelm work as a sales executive?

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

3. What does Wilhelm think of his father's relationship with this mother?

4. Who has Wilhelm by the throat, and is strangling him?

5. According to Dr. Adler, why has Wilhelm failed?

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