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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the very old man that can't see the board?
(a) Dr. Adler.
(b) Mr. Rappaport.
(c) Rubin.
(d) Mr. Perls.

2. What religion was Wilhelm's mother during his childhood?
(a) She was Southern Baptist.
(b) She was Catholic.
(c) She was part of a Reform congregation.
(d) She had no religion.

3. How does Wilhelm react to seeing the dead man?
(a) He laughs.
(b) He screams.
(c) He cries.
(d) He leaves the room.

4. What is the first place Wilhelm and Tamkin go in Chapter 5?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) The brokerage office.
(c) The newsstand.
(d) The store.

5. According to Tamkin, which two important words begin with M?
(a) Mischief and moreover.
(b) Money and murder.
(c) Mercy and milk-of-human-kindness.
(d) Mother and machinery.

6. Who clears two hundred a week by investing only in soy beans?
(a) Mr. Rappaport.
(b) Mr. Perls.
(c) Tamkin.
(d) Mr. Rowland.

7. While in Tamkin's room at the hotel, what does Wilhelm notice most about the river?
(a) How deep it is.
(b) How fast the current is moving.
(c) The smell.
(d) The current.

8. What is the second thing Wilhelm does in the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) He goes to the health club at the hotel.
(b) He goes to the newsstand.
(c) He goes to the stock market.
(d) He goes to the dining room at the hotel.

9. While paying his respects to the dead man, what does Wilhelm think of?
(a) All the money he won on the stock market.
(b) His own life and problems.
(c) The dead man's family.
(d) What he will eat at the reception.

10. What religion was Dr. Adler during Wilhelm's childhood?
(a) He was Jewish.
(b) He had no religion.
(c) He was Protestant.
(d) He was Catholic.

11. Wilhelm leaves a note for his dad at the front desk of his hotel and asks him for what?
(a) To pay his bill at the restaurant.
(b) To pay his rent this month.
(c) To join him for a massage in the hotel spa.
(d) To join him and Tamkin for dinner that night.

12. The narrator tells us in Chapter 7: "He heard it and sank deeper than sorrow, through torn sobs and cries toward the consummation of his heart's ultimate need." Who is this statement about?
(a) Tamkin.
(b) Dr. Adler.
(c) Wilhelm.
(d) Mr. Perls.

13. Who says, "Only the present is real--the here-and-now. Seize the day."?
(a) Rubin.
(b) Dr. Adler.
(c) Tamkin.
(d) Wilhelm.

14. What does Wilhelm secretly hope that Tamkin will do for him?
(a) Transform his life.
(b) Improve his health.
(c) Make him a better public speaker.
(d) He hopes he will do nothing for him.

15. How does Wilhelm arrive at the funeral?
(a) He was invited to attend.
(b) He goes in because he wants to.
(c) There is a large crowd that forces him to go inside.
(d) The policeman orders him to go.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Wilhelm invest with Tamkin?

2. According to Tamkin, who had once been "the Rockefeller of the chicken business and had retired with a large fortune"?

3. What is the result of Wilhelm's talk with Dr. Adler?

4. What commodity does Wilhelm think Rappaport should speculate in, given his career?

5. While in the store, who does Mr. Rappaport compare himself to?

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