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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hank's father could not seem to get over his inability to deliver his lectures. Who did he turn the job over to?
(a) Jacob Rose.
(b) Hank.
(c) The head of the English department.
(d) His research assistant.

2. Who does Hank sell one of the lots next to his house to?
(a) His daughter and her boyfriend.
(b) His mother.
(c) Tony Coniglia.
(d) Jacob and Gracie.

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

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

5. Where does Hank call his doctor's office from?
(a) Gracie DuBois' office.
(b) A pay phone.
(c) The dean's office.
(d) His cell phone.

6. How does Hank describe a professor's inability to lecture?
(a) As their worst nightmare come true.
(b) As a common occurence.
(c) As a joke.
(d) As the end of their career.

7. After Hank climbs down from the ceiling, what does he do?
(a) Goes out the back way and finds his car.
(b) Calls his wife and starts crying.
(c) Hides the papers on his desk.
(d) Burns incriminating letters in his wastebasket.

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

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) That he has always liked him but is not sure his father-in-law feels the same about Hank.
(b) He dislikes him.
(c) He wishes he knew him better.
(d) They get along great and have a lot in common.

10. In the Epilogue, where is Russell and who is with him?
(a) He is in Atlanta with his wife.
(b) He is in Oregon with Meg.
(c) He is in Canada with his new girlfriend.
(d) He is in Europe with his son.

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

12. 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) Not very practical - they cannot get out of a room.
(c) They have no idea how to handle money.
(d) Very generous - everyone comes to help him.

13. What did his father notice about his lecture as he went out into the university hallway?
(a) It didn't help at all.
(b) He could remember the beginning and end but not the middle.
(c) He could remember it all.
(d) That he remembered it, but it made no sense.

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

15. In the Epilogue, what has happened to Paul Rourke's wife?
(a) She is pregnant with Teddy Barnes' child.
(b) She has left Paul.
(c) She has gotten a job teaching at the college.
(d) She has died in a freak car accident.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which university was William Henry Devereaux offered a position at, after he left his family?

2. 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?

3. How does Hank compare the faculty cocktail party and the university classroom?

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

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

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