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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. What have Hank and his wife taken to doing during his time off?
(a) Playing with their grandson.
(b) Learning Italian.
(c) Jogging together.
(d) Cooking.

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

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

4. In the Epilogue, where is Russell and who is with him?
(a) He is in Oregon with Meg.
(b) He is in Atlanta with his wife.
(c) He is in Europe with his son.
(d) He is in Canada with his new girlfriend.

5. What is Hank surprised about, when he finally sees his father?
(a) That his parents are in love again.
(b) That is father is in a wheelchair.
(c) That his father cannot read anymore.
(d) How his father has aged.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Epilogue, Hank is on leave. What is this called for a professor?

2. After Hank gets out of the ceiling and cleans up, where does he go with his friend Tony?

3. Why is the meeting that Hank can tell from the lights important to him?

4. Who does Hank go to see, after he delivers Russell to his destination?

5. How does Hank's wife respond to finding the photo of the woman in Tony's hot tub in his pocket?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Lily doing now? What project had Jacob Rose submitted that Lily and Hank got a grant for?

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

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

4. On Monday morning, Hank gets a call from Lou Steinmetz. What is Lou's job and what does he ask Hank about? Who calls Hank right after Lou? What does he tell Hank?

5. What is the status of Hank and Lily's daughters? What are they doing?

6. What are Hank's Prologues to Book One and Two about, and where are they published? What is his mother's reaction to his writing?

7. Where does Hank go after he visits Paul Bourke's place? What happens there that upsets Hank?

8. After Hank leaves his doctor's office, what are the series of events that ensue that involve his mother?

9. What has happened to Hank's father and mother, according to the Epilogue?

10. How does Hank sneak out of the building after his time in the ceiling? Who does he meet and what ensues?

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