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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why does Margaret call Wilhelm at the hotel?
(a) Because she found a poem she wants him to hear.
(b) Because he sent her a postdated check and she wants a new one.
(c) Because she wants him to come home.
(d) Because his sons want to talk to him.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Margaret want to get a job herself?

2. Why is it too late for Wilhelm to make any decisions about Tamkin's character?

3. Who says, "Only the present is real--the here-and-now. Seize the day."?

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

5. What is troubling about the money Tamkin invested?

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