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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One, Occam's Razor; Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is staff member Gracie upset about in Chapter 1 that leads to Hank's being driven home?
(a) Hank fires her.
(b) Hank owes her money.
(c) He hints that he does not consider her a poet.
(d) He tells her she looks fat.

2. What is the name of the subdivision that Hank and his wife live in?
(a) College Heights.
(b) College View.
(c) Alleghany Place.
(d) Alleghany Estates.

3. What do Hank's parents do for a living?
(a) They are both college professors.
(b) His father is a writer, his mother a professor.
(c) They are both doctors.
(d) His father is a doctor, his mother a high school teacher.

4. After talking to the goose, and then to Leo, Hank heads for the cafeteria. He meets Meg there. Who is Meg the daughter of?
(a) His father's second wife.
(b) Campbell Wheemer.
(c) Phineas Coomb.
(d) Billy Quigley.

5. What state is Railton College in?
(a) New York.
(b) Ohio.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) Virginia.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, Hank heads across campus to the cafeteria. What does he pass on his way there?

2. What does Hank buy, in anticipation of owning a dog?

3. In the evening, after Teddy drives Hank home, what does Hank decide to do?

4. In Chapter 4, Hank has a telephone conversation with someone who he suspects is drunk. Who is this person?

5. Why are some of Hank's colleagues angry about his property?

(see the answer key)

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