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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Hank's father discover he couldn't lecture anymore?
(a) Before he left his family.
(b) During his first class at his new job.
(c) After he had been in his new job for a semester.
(d) After a month at his new job.

2. What was the prologue, as Hank wrote it, in Book Two originally published as?
(a) An article in the campus newspaper.
(b) Part of a memoir.
(c) An obituary.
(d) An entry in a blog.

3. What did Hank's father realize as he listened to his lecture being delivered by someone else?
(a) That he wished he could run away.
(b) The difference between delivering information and teaching.
(c) That he indeed had a brilliant mind.
(d) That his notes the person was reading for him made no sense.

4. As Hank leaves his mother outside the large Victorian house, what does he notice?
(a) Gracie DuBois running toward him.
(b) Several police cars have pulled up.
(c) The house is on fire.
(d) He has an acute pain in his side.

5. Hank describes his father as leaving the family. What is one reason he left the family?
(a) He wanted more children and his wife did not.
(b) He felt he could do better work if he was alone.
(c) He was having an affair with a graduate student.
(d) His wife was tired of him.

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

7. In the Epilogue, what nickname has Paul given Hank?
(a) Lucky Hank.
(b) Harry-O
(c) The Genius.
(d) Devine Devereaux.

8. What is the person who called after the head of campus security, calling Hank about?
(a) If he killed the goose just found on campus.
(b) If he killed the duck just found on campus.
(c) If he killed the crow just found on campus.
(d) If he killed the heron just found on campus.

9. What does Mr. Purty tell Hank about his father that worries Hank?
(a) That his father has Alzheimer's.
(b) That his father has had fits of crying.
(c) That his father has been having seizures.
(d) That his father is losing his hearing.

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

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

12. How many books does Hank say his father had published by the time he left his family?
(a) One.
(b) Five.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Ten.

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

14. 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.

15. Hank is covered in urine and knows he can't be seen in public. What makes him hide in his office ceiling?
(a) He wants to listen to the meeting next door.
(b) He knows he can get to the building exit without being seen.
(c) He hears voices outside in the hall.
(d) His secretary announces the dean has arrived.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Hank go to see, after he delivers Russell to his destination?

2. What does Hank find out about Meg Quigley that surprises him?

3. What is the name of Hank's doctor?

4. Why were William Henry Devereaux's colleagues at his new place of work confused about his inability to lecture?

5. What situation at the end of the Epilogue makes Hank laugh at how academics can be?

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