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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 returning to his office and hearing about his phone call, Hank decides he must deal with the issue. Who stops him on the way out?
(a) Teddy and June Barnes.
(b) Gracie and Jacob Rose.
(c) Bodie and her assistant.
(d) Bob and Jerri, from Human Resources.

2. When did Hank's father leave his family?
(a) Six months after he brought the dog home.
(b) Just after Hank got married.
(c) When Hank was in junior high.
(d) When Hank was in college.

3. Hank decides he has to leave his racquetball partner's house and go home. What physical problem is Hank experiencing as he heads home?
(a) He has a throbbing headache.
(b) He is having trouble urinating.
(c) His nose starts to run.
(d) His ankle hurts.

4. What is the name of the television news reporter who narrates the segment that Hank is in?
(a) Mandy.
(b) Michelle.
(c) Missy.
(d) Maureen.

5. What state is Railton College in?
(a) New York.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) Ohio.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hank find on a shelf in Pope's office?

2. What are the names of Hank's daughters?

3. 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?

4. Why is Hank's colleague Teddy driving him home after a staff meeting in Chapter 1?

5. What is the nickname Hank has given to one the geese near the new center?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Hank gets back to his office, after meeting with Bodie, what does he tell his secretary? What does Rachel tell him and what does Hank do about this?

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

4. When he was eight, Hank's father did get a dog for him. What was the dog like, where did Mr. Devereaux get it, and what was Hank's reaction? Why did he react that way?

5. After visiting the duck pond, Hank heads to the cafeteria. Who does he meet there? What is Hank's history with this person? What do they talk about?

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

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

8. In the Prologue, how does Hank explain that his life was not easy as a child?

9. Who is driving Hank home and what do they pass on their way? Where does Hank live?

10. What events transpired after the dog arrived at the Devereaux home?

(see the answer keys)

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