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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. Bodie tells Hank that she is being informed by someone who should watch his back. Who is this individual?
(a) Jacob Rose.
(b) Teddy Barnes.
(c) Tony Coniglia.
(d) Paul Bourke.

2. What does Hank's wife do for a living?
(a) She is an adult education teacher.
(b) She is an elementary school teacher.
(c) She is a kindergarten teacher.
(d) She is a high school teacher.

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

4. After leaving Bodie's office, Hank crosses campus and sees the television crew is there again. Who does he see with them?
(a) Mandy Paxman.
(b) Missy Blaylock.
(c) Michelle Devereaux.
(d) Maureen O'Neil.

5. When Hank goes to deal with his daughter's issue, and sees her, what does he notice about her?
(a) She looks happier than she has in months.
(b) She has a black eye.
(c) She is crying hysterically.
(d) She is pregnant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Generally, how does Hank's father deal with Hank?

2. How did Hank try to convince his parents to get a dog?

3. In Chapter 6, Hank heads across campus to the cafeteria. What does he pass on his way there?

4. What did the dog do soon after it arrived at Hank's?

5. How does Hank respond to Bodie's advice?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Hank finally gets home, what is his daughter doing? What message does he find on his answering machine?

2. 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?

3. What did Hank's mother make Hank promise to do if he got a dog? Why?

4. Where is the second place Hank goes to the night of his television report? What happens there? What does Hank end up doing?

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. After meeting with his colleagues and before Hank leaves his office to go home, Hank looks around his office and reminisces about his stint as interim chair. What is his assessment?

7. When Hank gets home from the staff meeting, who is he greeted by? What does Hank find amusing about Teddy's reaction?

8. Who does Hank meet at the local bowling alley for lunch? What do they talk about?

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

10. What is near the construction site that catches Hank's attention? What does he do?

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