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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dr. Adler refuse to help Wilhelm with?
(a) Advice.
(b) Housing.
(c) Food.
(d) Money.

2. Why does Dr. Adler's daughter, Catherine, want money?
(a) She wants to backpack around Europe.
(b) She wants to invest it in the stock market.
(c) She wants to rent a gallery for an exhibition.
(d) She wants to go back to school and get a graduate degree.

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

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

5. According to Wilhelm, which magazine featured an article on Dr. Tamkin?
(a) Time magazine.
(b) The New Yorker magazine.
(c) Fortune magazine.
(d) Life magazine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What career did Wilhelm have that helped him conceal his troubles?

2. Who cautions Wilhelm against trusting Dr. Tamkin?

3. Why did Wilhelm respond to the letter from the talent scout?

4. Why does Wilhelm trust Tamkin?

5. What does Wilhelm think of his father's relationship with this mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does Wilhelm use the car he parks on the street in the city? Where does he go?

2. How does Wilhelm view himself after speaking with his father?

3. What happens in Chapter 7 when Wilhelm goes to see his father in the spa?

4. When Wilhelm finally returns to the stock market in Chapter 6, what has happened?

5. As Wilhelm walks Mr. Rappaport to get cigarettes, what story does he hear?

6. What happens in Chapter 1 when Wilhelm arrives in Los Angeles to start his career as an actor?

7. How does Tamkin convince Wilhelm to invest in commodities?

8. In Chapter 6, what do we learn about Mr. Rappaport's personal life?

9. Describe Wilhelm's first impressions of Maurice Venice, the talent scout who invites Wilhelm to Los Angeles.

10. How does Margaret make Wilhelm feel when she harps on him for money?

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