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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hank find on a shelf in Pope's office?
(a) An incriminating letter from Gracie.
(b) A wad of large bills.
(c) A copy of his book published twenty years before.
(d) A file outlining grievances against Hank.

2. Why are some of Hank's colleagues angry about his property?
(a) His yard is full of junk.
(b) Its value is so much higher than theirs.
(c) He will not sell the lots on either side of him.
(d) It is painted garish colors.

3. In Chapter 3, where does Hank end up, after he has made the decision to go out?
(a) In his office.
(b) The corner store.
(c) His best friend's apartment.
(d) A house in Alleghany Wells.

4. Why does this new center on campus bother Hank?
(a) He believes its carbon footprint will be huge.
(b) He believes the money spent on it should have gone into department funding.
(c) He believes that it has political implications for the college.
(d) He believes it will attract the wrong sort of student.

5. Why does Dickie Pope think Hank should do as he is advising?
(a) Because if someone else does it, the results could be bad for Hank.
(b) Because he himself will be fired if Hank does not do it.
(c) Because he is angry at the college administration.
(d) Because he thinks he is always right.

6. What name did Hank give the dog?
(a) Bud.
(b) Brownie.
(c) Goof.
(d) Red.

7. Generally, how does Hank's father deal with Hank?
(a) He treats him like his best friend.
(b) He is very attentive and loving.
(c) He is verbally abusive.
(d) He avoids him.

8. How did Hank's father get the dog?
(a) It was a stray their neighbor found.
(b) Its previous owner went into a nursing home.
(c) Its previous owner developed allergies.
(d) Its previous owner died.

9. Why is one of Hank's daughters concerned about her mother going out of town for an interview?
(a) She worries about her mother's careless driving habits.
(b) She thinks that her parents might be getting a divorce.
(c) She thinks her mother is lying to her.
(d) She needs her to babysit for her.

10. How did Hank try to convince his parents to get a dog?
(a) He talked about dogs all the time.
(b) He got a dog house so he could keep the dog outside.
(c) He took care of his neighbor's dog every weekend.
(d) He threatened to run away.

11. What is the name of the bar that Hank goes to with Tony after he is filmed for television news?
(a) By the Book.
(b) The Red Lion.
(c) The College Corner.
(d) The Tracks.

12. After seeing the television crew on campus for a second time, Hank returns to his office. What does his secretary tell him about his daughter?
(a) She is waiting for him outside.
(b) That she called and has been crying.
(c) That her husband has accepted a job in Denver.
(d) That she is in the hospital.

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

14. What does Hank suggest to his daughter that they do about her situation?
(a) She should come over to her parents' house.
(b) They should celebrate with a family party.
(c) That she and her husband should go away for the weekend.
(d) She should go to their family doctor.

15. What does Herbert Schonberg want Hank to do?
(a) Side with the teacher's union.
(b) Side with the administration.
(c) Visit him for some spiritual guidance.
(d) Give a lecture in his journalism class.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What breed was the dog that Hank's father brought home for him?

3. What is the name of the subdivision that Hank and his wife live in?

4. What is it about Teddy that amuses Hank?

5. What does Hank see, that he had bought when he was a boy, in his mother's basement when he is getting her suitcase for her?

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