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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Wilhelm know at the funeral?
(a) No one.
(b) Just his Aunt Sally.
(c) Everyone.
(d) The dead man.

2. In which commodity does Wilhelm believe his money is in?
(a) Lard.
(b) Rye.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Wheat.

3. Who says in Chapter 7: "I was the man beneath; [he] was on my back, and I thought I was on his.
(a) Tamkin.
(b) Wilhelm.
(c) Mr. Rappaport.
(d) Dr. Adler.

4. What is the first thing that Wilhelm does in the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) He goes to the Hotel Gloriana to find Dr. Tamkin.
(b) He meets Dr. Adler for coffee.
(c) He buys a newspaper from Rubin.
(d) He goes to the stock market with Tamkin.

5. 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) Mr. Perls.
(b) Wilhelm.
(c) Dr. Adler.
(d) Tamkin.

6. Why couldn't Tamkin put in the right amount of money for an "equal partnership"?
(a) Because it is not an equal partnership.
(b) Because it was tied up in other investments.
(c) Because he didn't think it was fair.
(d) Because the rest is considered his fee for the advice he's given to Wilhelm.

7. How much money does Tamkin invest?
(a) $1,000.
(b) $350.
(c) $400.
(d) $300.

8. Who claims to treat his friends without being paid?
(a) Tamkin.
(b) Mr. Perls.
(c) Wilhelm.
(d) Dr. Adler.

9. What did Wilhelm sign that would give Tamkin the authority to speculate with his money?
(a) A power of attorney.
(b) A power of investor.
(c) A power of business partner.
(d) He refused to sign anything.

10. What does Tamkin brag about to Wilhelm?
(a) He brags about all the people he knows at the stock market.
(b) He brags about the money he has made in the market.
(c) He brags about all the people he has helped.
(d) He brags about the lives he has saved.

11. What gift does Tamkin give to Wilhelm?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) A book.
(c) A donation.
(d) A poem.

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

13. Why can't Wilhelm figure Tamkin out?
(a) Because he doesn't know how to form his own opinion.
(b) He isn't trying to figure him out at all.
(c) Because Tamkin won't speak to him.
(d) Because he wants to believe him but the gossip is compelling.

14. What are the funeral guests whispering to themselves at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) They are whispering about who Wilhelm knows at the funeral.
(b) They are whispering about how good it is to see Wilhelm again.
(c) They are whispering about how rude it is to cry at a funeral.
(d) They are whispering about Wilhelm's wife and his desperate situation.

15. Who says, "...as a salesman you are basically an artist type. the seller is in the visionary sphere of the business function. And then you're an actor, too."
(a) Wilhelm.
(b) Mr. Rappaport.
(c) Mr. Perls.
(d) Tamkin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Wilhelm leaves a note for his dad at the front desk of his hotel and asks him for what?

2. When Wilhelm receives an urgent message from Margaret, what does he believe it is?

3. While in Tamkin's room at the hotel, what does Wilhelm notice most about the river?

4. What is troubling about the money Tamkin invested?

5. Which of the following is NOT something Tamkin claims to have done in his life?

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