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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. When Hank is in his mother's basement, what kind of physical reaction does he have?
(a) He has a loud ringing in his ears.
(b) He sneezes several times.
(c) He feels dizzy.
(d) His nose begins to throb.

2. Just before meeting with Dickie Pope, Hank ends up in colleague Campbell Wheemer's office. What is Hank's nickname for Wheemer?
(a) Orit.
(b) Soup.
(c) Orshee.
(d) Beemer.

3. What is Hank's job at Railton College?
(a) He is head of security.
(b) He is chairman of the Languages department.
(c) He is an assistant instructor in the English department.
(d) He is interim chairman of the English department.

4. Why are some of Hank's colleagues angry about his property?
(a) Its value is so much higher than theirs.
(b) He will not sell the lots on either side of him.
(c) It is painted garish colors.
(d) His yard is full of junk.

5. What is Hank's wife's name?
(a) Lily.
(b) Laura.
(c) Layla.
(d) Lydia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does this new center on campus bother Hank?

2. What is the name of the television news reporter who narrates the segment that Hank is in?

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

4. What does Hank's mother remind him of when he visits?

5. After meeting with Dickie Pope, Hank goes to see Bodie Pie. What is her position at the college?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Hank under pressure from his department colleagues at the beginning of the book? What does this result in at a staff meeting?

3. The morning after Hank is hit in the nose at a staff meeting, he walks across campus and notices a construction site. What will this site be and what does Hank think about it?

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

5. 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?

6. What is the narrator, Hank's, full name and what is his occupation? Where does he work?

7. 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?

8. After seeing Bodie in her office and going to his own office, Hank is on his way out but is stopped by a couple of his colleagues. Who are they and what do they want?

9. 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?

10. 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?

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