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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What two items help Wilhelm to conceal what he's feeling?
(a) His suit and his watch.
(b) His hat and his gloves.
(c) His vest and his hat.
(d) His cigar and his hat.

3. What floor of the hotel does Dr. Adler live on?
(a) The penthouse.
(b) The 14th floor.
(c) The 23rd floor.
(d) The 4th floor.

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

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

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

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

8. Why did Wilhelm respond to the letter from the talent scout?
(a) He was bored.
(b) He was about to flunk out of school.
(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.

9. Why is Dr. Adler admired by everyone?
(a) Because his son is remarkably successful.
(b) Because of his distinguished career as a diagnostician and lecturer in internal medicine.
(c) Because of his distinguished career as an orthodontist.
(d) Because of his distinguished career as a psychologist.

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

11. Why couldn't Wilhelm marry his girlfriend in Roxbury?
(a) Because he wasn't divorced.
(b) Because she didn't love him.
(c) Because he didn't want anybody on his back.
(d) Because he didn't make enough money.

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

13. Who said, "Well, Wilky, here we are under the same roof again, after all these years"?
(a) Dr. Adler.
(b) Mr. Perls.
(c) Wilhelm.
(d) Rubin.

14. Why doesn't Wilhelm have enough money for rent?
(a) Because he's invested it in the stock market.
(b) Because he's buying clothes that are too expensive.
(c) Because he's spent it on psychology sessions with Dr. Tamkin.
(d) Because he's losing it all playing games of gin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only thing Margaret asks for from Wilhelm?

2. What does Wilhelm's own son call him?

3. When did Wilhelm leave college to go to Hollywood?

4. What does Wilhelm whine about during breakfast with Dr. Adler and Mr. Perls?

5. What is the name of the hotel where Wilhelm and Dr. Adler stay?

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