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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hank hear someone say at the meeting he is suspended above?
(a) "I think Hank should be fired."
(b) "What's that smell?"
(c) "I am pretty sure Hank killed the bird."
(d) "This campus is full of crazies".

2. Early Monday morning, Hank gets a call from the head of campus security. What is his name?
(a) Jim Barkley.
(b) Sid Elwood.
(c) Lou Steinmetz.
(d) Dan Niedermayer.

3. In Chapter 4, Hank has a telephone conversation with someone who he suspects is drunk. Who is this person?
(a) Campbell Wheemer.
(b) Billy Quigley.
(c) His mother.
(d) His wife.

4. What does Campbell Wheemer ask Hank advice about?
(a) Where he can find a good mechanic.
(b) Buying a house.
(c) Investing in stocks.
(d) Teaching methods.

5. What does Hank do when he positions himself over the room where the meeting is?
(a) He phones his wife on his cell phone.
(b) He drops a piece of paper into the room.
(c) He starts to sing as loud as he can.
(d) He thumps on the ceiling five times.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the meeting that Hank can tell from the lights important to him?

2. What nickname does Hank's mother give him as a child?

3. Why does Hank have the reaction that he does to the dean's suggestion?

4. Who replaces Hank as chair of the English department?

5. Why does Hank consider that he was a difficult child?

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