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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. In the Prologue, how old is Hank?
(a) Three years old.
(b) Twenty years old.
(c) Nine years old.
(d) Sixteen years old.

2. Hank goes to visit his mother after he has lunch with Jacob. His mother is worried about Mr. Purty. Who is he?
(a) Her best friend.
(b) The college football coach.
(c) Her brother-in-law.
(d) Her landlord.

3. The night after the news report is aired, Hank meets with Dickie Pope. What is Dickie's position at the college?
(a) Vice-Chancellor.
(b) Resident Writer.
(c) Head of Public Relations.
(d) Campus Executive Officer.

4. What route does Hank take as he heads home from his racquetball partner's place?
(a) He has to walk ten blocks down a hill.
(b) He walks through the woods.
(c) He hitchhikes on the highway.
(d) He walks the short distance to his subdivision.

5. What is the name of the bar that Hank goes to with Tony after he is filmed for television news?
(a) The College Corner.
(b) By the Book.
(c) The Tracks.
(d) The Red Lion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Hank go when he leaves the college after dealing with the people in his office?

2. In Chapter 10, Hank plays racquetball with his colleague, Tony Coniglia, and then they walk across campus. Where do they see a television crew?

3. In Chapter 4, Hank has a telephone conversation with someone who he suspects is drunk. Who is this person?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Hank meet after he leaves his friend's house? What is his reaction to this?

2. Who is Bodie Pie? What is the result of Hank's meeting with her?

3. 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?

4. 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?

5. 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?

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

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