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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 is in the hospital.
(c) That her husband has accepted a job in Denver.
(d) That she called and has been crying.

2. What did the dog do soon after it arrived at Hank's?
(a) It dropped dead.
(b) It ran away.
(c) It hid in the basement.
(d) It bit Hank.

3. What does Hank buy, in anticipation of owning a dog?
(a) Several dog toys.
(b) A fancy leash and collar.
(c) A grooming brush.
(d) An expensive dog bed.

4. What do Hank's parents do for a living?
(a) They are both college professors.
(b) They are both doctors.
(c) His father is a doctor, his mother a high school teacher.
(d) His father is a writer, his mother a professor.

5. What medium does Campbell Wheemer like to use as a teaching tool?
(a) Television news reports.
(b) Television comedy shows.
(c) Newspapers.
(d) Radio news reports.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname does Hank's mother give him as a child?

2. What is Rachel's position at the college?

3. Why does Dickie Pope think Hank should do as he is advising?

4. What is Hank's full name?

5. When Hank is in his mother's basement, what kind of physical reaction does he have?

Short Essay Questions

1. Hank goes to see Dickie Pope. Who is Pope and what nickname does the staff give to his office? What does Hank do in his office? What does Pope hint to Hank?

2. What kinds of thoughts does Wheemer generate in Hank?

3. After visiting with Mr. Purty and then his mother, Hank plays racquetball with another professor, Tony Coniglia. What happens after their game?

4. After having lunch at the bowling alley, Hank goes to see his mother, but first visits with Mr. Purty. Who is Mr. Purty and what does he give Hank?

5. What does Hank say in the Prologue about his father's life after the arrival of the dog? What does he say about his relationship with his father?

6. The evening after Teddy drops Hank off at home, what does Hank decide to do? Where does he end up and what is the result of this?

7. Hank's news item is aired on television and he becomes something of a local hero to his colleagues. What is the first place Hank goes to that night? What is bothering him?

8. After Hank leaves Bodie Pie's office, what does he notice is happening again?

9. When Hank gets home from his visit to Julie, he has a conversation with Billy Quigley. What are Billy's characteristics and what is the conversation about?

10. What did Henry, as his parents called him, really want when he was a child? How did he go about convincing them to fulfill his dream?

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