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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 is Wilhelm's relationship to his wife, Margaret?
(a) They are married.
(b) Their marriage was never official.
(c) They are separated.
(d) They are divorced.

2. How does Dr. Adler feel about Wilhelm?
(a) He feels he is not really his son.
(b) He feels he makes too much of his problems.
(c) He feels that Wilhelm is beyond the point of fixing anything in his life.
(d) He feels he should have been a psychiatrist.

3. Wilhelm receives a complaint from Margaret about what?
(a) His dirty clothes.
(b) A postdated check.
(c) An unpaid bill.
(d) She wants him home with his family.

4. What does Wilhelm eat after Mr. Perls leaves?
(a) He orders more food.
(b) His own plate.
(c) He doesn't eat anything.
(d) All the food left on the table.

5. Who said the following: "Oh, Father, it's nice of you to give me this medical advice, but steam isn't going to cure what ails me."?
(a) Wilhelm.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Dr. Adler.
(d) Mr. Perls.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Margaret happy with the way things are?

2. What floor of the hotel does Wilhelm live on?

3. What does Wilhelm compare himself to when he sees his reflection in the glass?

4. Why was Dr. Adler never around in Wilhelm's childhood?

5. What does Wilhelm drink for breakfast?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Wilhelm in Chapter 6, why won't Margaret marry again?

2. Is Dr. Adler respected by the others at the Hotel? How do you know?

3. In Chapter 7, what is odd about Wilhelm's sobbing at a funeral?

4. Why did Wilhelm not marry his girlfriend in Roxbury?

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

6. What are Dr. Adler's and Mr. Perls' impressions of Dr. Tamkin in Chapter 2?

7. Why does Dr. Adler say he won't give Catherine any money for her art?

8. Wilhelm says of Tamkin, "I am on his back--his back." What does he mean by this?

9. In Chapter 4, Wilhelm reveals the real reason he lost his job. What is it?

10. What is Tamkin's interesting theory about why Dr. Adler is so difficult with Wilhelm?

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