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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Wilhelm realizes that the name for his true soul may be which name given to him by his grandfather?
(a) Velvet.
(b) Valor.
(c) Velvel.
(d) Wilky.

3. While looking through Tamkin's things in Chapter 7, Wilhelm is interrupted by someone. Who is it?
(a) Mr. Perls.
(b) Someone's pet dog.
(c) The hotel housekeeper.
(d) Dr. Adler.

4. What commodity does Wilhelm think Rappaport should speculate in, given his career?
(a) In eggs.
(b) In rye.
(c) In wheat.
(d) In lard.

5. What does Tamkin insist upon instead of going to the market?
(a) On having his breakfast.
(b) On taking a swim.
(c) On reading the paper.
(d) On getting a massage.

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

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

8. How much money does Wilhelm invest with Tamkin?
(a) $1500.
(b) $700.
(c) $300.
(d) $1000.

9. In Wilhelm's mind, what is the big question regarding Tamkin?
(a) Whether or not to trust him.
(b) Whether to have breakfast with him.
(c) Whether Tamkin should marry Catherine.
(d) Whether to be his friend.

10. How much does Wilhelm say he needs to get by for his wife and two boys per year?
(a) Fifteen grand.
(b) Fifty grand.
(c) Ten grand.
(d) A hundred grand.

11. How much have Wilhelm and Tamkin invested together?
(a) $1,000.
(b) $1,500.
(c) $700.
(d) $1,300.

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

13. Who says, "I'm losing my taste for the gamble."?
(a) Mr. Rappaport.
(b) Dr. Adler.
(c) Tamkin.
(d) Wilhelm.

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

15. What is the purpose of Tamkin's "Here-and-now" exercise?
(a) To stop from hyper-ventilating.
(b) To cut down on confusion and stop you from thinking about the past.
(c) To pass the time when bored.
(d) To have a vision of what stock to invest in.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can't Wilhelm figure Tamkin out?

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

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

4. Who says in Chapter 7: "I was the man beneath; [he] was on my back, and I thought I was on his.

5. In which commodity does Wilhelm believe his money is in?

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