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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the dead bird found on campus?
(a) It is found on the porch of the library.
(b) It is found near the pond, hanging in a tree.
(c) It is found in the quad.
(d) It is found on the steps of the English building.

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

3. In the Epilogue, what does Hank say about his wife?
(a) That he doesn't know why she loves him.
(b) That she is too good for him.
(c) That she has become very religious.
(d) That he thinks they are heading for divorce.

4. When Hank finally arrives home with his wife and father-in-law, what sad news does he learn?
(a) That he has been fired.
(b) That his father has died.
(c) That his daughter has filed for divorce.
(d) That his dog Occam has died.

5. 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) His hand.
(d) Toilet paper from the men's room.

6. Why is the meeting that Hank can tell from the lights important to him?
(a) He thinks he might be transferred to the Humanities department.
(b) He wants to be at the vacation-time meeting to ask for time off.
(c) He thinks the dean will tell the press negative things about him.
(d) He might lose his position as interim chairman of the English department.

7. After he almost runs her down, what is his mother's reaction to what he has to say about Mr. Purty?
(a) She is astonished that he would say that.
(b) She gets angry with Hank and tells him to leave.
(c) She feels guilty and has a good cry.
(d) She doesn't care and isn't fazed a bit about it.

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

9. As Hank heads to campus after the call about the dead bird, he thinks about his father-in-law. What are his feelings about his father-in-law?
(a) He dislikes him.
(b) He wishes he knew him better.
(c) They get along great and have a lot in common.
(d) That he has always liked him but is not sure his father-in-law feels the same about Hank.

10. What have Hank and his wife taken to doing during his time off?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Playing with their grandson.
(c) Learning Italian.
(d) Jogging together.

11. 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 starts to sing as loud as he can.
(c) He drops a piece of paper into the room.
(d) He thumps on the ceiling five times.

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

13. Why does Hank have the reaction that he does to the dean's suggestion?
(a) Because he thinks the dean is insane.
(b) Because he is very ill.
(c) Because he hasn't heard a word the dean has said.
(d) Because he wants to study for a Ph. D.

14. What does Hank find out about Meg Quigley that surprises him?
(a) That she is secretly married to Campbell Wheemer.
(b) That she knows his daughter.
(c) That she is not really Billy's daughter.
(d) That she has given up drinking.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What method did Hank's father find worked for him, and he could finally resume lecturing?

2. What was the prologue, as Hank wrote it, in Book Two originally published as?

3. In the Epilogue, what sport does Hank get a lot of enjoyment from?

4. Hank is covered in urine and knows he can't be seen in public. What makes him hide in his office ceiling?

5. What part of this student's anatomy did Hank's father coo to as his knees buckled and he had to be helped down from the lectern?

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