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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Wilhelm recalls being sick with the flu. What did he ask Margaret to do for him while he was sick?
(a) Play gin with him.
(b) Leave him alone.
(c) Read poetry to him.
(d) Sing to him.

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

3. At the end of Chapter 6, where does Tamkin look for Wilhelm first?
(a) In the men's bathroom.
(b) He doesn't bother looking for him at all.
(c) In the cigar store.
(d) In the cafeteria.

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

5. What is the result of Wilhelm's talk with Dr. Adler?
(a) He sets Wilhelm up with a new girl.
(b) He tells Wilhelm exactly where to find Tamkin.
(c) He gives Wilhelm money to re-invest in the stock market.
(d) They both leave angry.

6. When Wilhelm receives an urgent message from Margaret, what does he believe it is?
(a) He thinks something is wrong with his sons.
(b) He thinks something is wrong with Margaret.
(c) He thinks the lawyers have finally quit.
(d) He thinks something is wrong with his dog.

7. In contrast to Dr. Adler, what about Tamkin is appealing?
(a) He is always understanding of Wilhelm's problems.
(b) He will happily go see Dodger games with Wilhelm and his sons.
(c) He will give Wilhelm money if he needs it.
(d) He doesn't tell Wilhelm to stop using drugs.

8. Whose eyes "were as brown as beaver fur and full of strange lines?"
(a) Mr. Perl's.
(b) Wilhelm's.
(c) Tamkin's.
(d) Dr. Adler's.

9. What are the funeral guests whispering to themselves at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) They are whispering about how good it is to see Wilhelm again.
(b) They are whispering about who Wilhelm knows at the funeral.
(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.

10. Which of the following is NOT something Tamkin claims to have done in his life?
(a) He was a successful extra in Hollywood.
(b) He worked with a Polish inventor on an unsinkable ship.
(c) He had been in a criminal underworld called the Detroit Purple Gang.
(d) He was head of a mental clinic in Toledo.

11. What's the name of the movie that Wilhelm appeared in as an extra?
(a) Laura Proud and Tall.
(b) Anna Karenina.
(c) Annie Oakley.
(d) Annie Laurie.

12. 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 lives he has saved.
(c) He brags about all the people he has helped.
(d) He brags about the money he has made in the market.

13. What advice does Margaret give Wilhelm in Chapter 7?
(a) To go back to work for the Rojax Corporation.
(b) To become an actor.
(c) To make his father give them money.
(d) To invest more money in the stock market.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Tamkin, which two important words begin with M?

2. What is the first thing that Wilhelm does in the beginning of Chapter 7?

3. What does a neurotic character do, according to Tamkin?

4. Which character remains "unbending, remorselessly unbending" at the end of Chapter 7?

5. Why does Margaret call Wilhelm at the hotel?

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