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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. Who does Hank go to see, after he delivers Russell to his destination?
(a) His wife.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) His father-in-law.

2. When Hank finally arrives home with his wife and father-in-law, what sad news does he learn?
(a) That his daughter has filed for divorce.
(b) That his dog Occam has died.
(c) That his father has died.
(d) That he has been fired.

3. What was the prologue, as Hank wrote it, in Book Two originally published as?
(a) An obituary.
(b) An article in the campus newspaper.
(c) An entry in a blog.
(d) Part of a memoir.

4. Hank is covered in urine and knows he can't be seen in public. What makes him hide in his office ceiling?
(a) He knows he can get to the building exit without being seen.
(b) He hears voices outside in the hall.
(c) He wants to listen to the meeting next door.
(d) His secretary announces the dean has arrived.

5. What does Hank learn as the meeting below him comes to an end?
(a) That he has been recalled as chairman by two-thirds of the vote.
(b) That none of the professors will be getting vacation time.
(c) That he has been transferred to the Humanities department.
(d) That the dean has taken a job in Texas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What young woman, at one time, thinks she is in love with Tony?

2. Hank's father could not seem to get over his inability to deliver his lectures. Who did he turn the job over to?

3. Why is Hank upset with his mother about Mr. Purty picking up his father and his things?

4. After visiting with his father, Hank goes to teach his composition class. Who does he notice is not there?

5. What possessions of Hank's father does Mr. Purty also bring back with him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Hank goes back to his office after seeing his mother on the street. What happens to him there and what does he immediately do?

2. What does Hank notice as he leaves his mother in front of the Victorian house?

3. After going to his own office and speaking to his secretary, Hank heads to the Dean's (Jacob Rose) office. What does Hank do there and what kind of response does he get?

4. Why was Hank's father offered such a desirable position?

5. What happens while Hank is up in the office building ceiling?

6. When Hank gets to his office the morning the goose is found hanging in the tree,, what emotional state is his secretary in? Why is this?

7. What does Mr. Purty tell Hank about his father? What is Hank's reaction?

8. After Hank's calls from Lou and Teddy, Hank heads to campus but stops at the diner first. Who does he meet there and what does this individual tell Hank?

9. Hank heads to campus after Lou and Teddy's calls, and on his way passes his daughter Julie's house. He starts to think about his wife's call. What did she tell him about her father? How does Hank feel about his father-in-law?

10. Where do the professors gather for a party for Tony? Why are they having a party for him?

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