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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Hank's wife respond to finding the photo of the woman in Tony's hot tub in his pocket?
(a) She begins divorce proceedings.
(b) She laughs.
(c) She cries for hours.
(d) She wonders if it was a reporter on local TV.

2. Who tells Hank that she has something she wants to tell him about Tony Coniglia?
(a) Bodie Pie.
(b) Missy Blaylock.
(c) Marjory Putnam.
(d) June Barnes.

3. At the end of Chapter 25, what does Hank find out about Jacob Rose and Gracie DuBois?
(a) That they are on the run from the law.
(b) They are going to get married.
(c) That they have been plotting against him.
(d) That they are leaving the college.

4. Why does the head of campus security show up at Hank's composition class with a policeman?
(a) The policeman has a warrant for Hank's arrest.
(b) They want to talk to Hank about his stolen car.
(c) They want to know where Rachel Williams is.
(d) They are looking for the student who killed the birds on campus.

5. Who replaces Hank as chair of the English department?
(a) Tony Coniglia.
(b) Jacob Rose.
(c) Teddy Barnes.
(d) Paul Bourke.

6. What is Hank surprised about, when he finally sees his father?
(a) How his father has aged.
(b) That his father cannot read anymore.
(c) That his parents are in love again.
(d) That is father is in a wheelchair.

7. What method did Hank's father find worked for him, and he could finally resume lecturing?
(a) He stood at the back of the room so no one could see him.
(b) He recorded his lectures and wrote comments on the board.
(c) If he started outside the room and looked up at the back wall.
(d) He wore dark glasses to class.

8. How does Hank try to get in touch with his son-in-law the morning after his night in jail?
(a) By phoning the number Russell had given him.
(b) By email.
(c) By driving to Russell's house.
(d) By phoning Russell's father in Pittsburgh.

9. What situation at the end of the Epilogue makes Hank laugh at how academics can be?
(a) Very narrow - they only know a lot about one thing.
(b) Very generous - everyone comes to help him.
(c) They have no idea how to handle money.
(d) Not very practical - they cannot get out of a room.

10. What is the name of Hank's doctor?
(a) Dr. Carter.
(b) Dr. Watson.
(c) Dr. Welby.
(d) Dr. Simpkins.

11. After Hank leaves his doctor's office, he almost runs his mother down. Who is she with?
(a) A real estate agent.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His father.
(d) A policeman.

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

13. What did his father write on to help him remember his lecture?
(a) A paper towel from the men's room.
(b) A poster he ripped down from a bulletin board.
(c) Toilet paper from the men's room.
(d) His hand.

14. In the Epilogue, where do Hank and his wife like to sit and watch the neighborhood?
(a) On their roof.
(b) On their deck.
(c) On their porch.
(d) In their summerhouse.

15. Hank mentions in his article that his father had written about a television program for his book on pop culture. What television program did he write about?
(a) The Price is Right.
(b) Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood.
(c) Sesame Street.
(d) The Brady Bunch.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Epilogue, what does Hank say about his wife?

2. How does Hank describe a professor's inability to lecture?

3. What is the person who called after the head of campus security, calling Hank about?

4. Hank describes his father as leaving the family. What is one reason he left the family?

5. Where is Hank, when he wakes up to find his wife beside him and his father-in-law close by?

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