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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 method did Hank's father find worked for him, and he could finally resume lecturing?
(a) He stood at the back of the room so no one could see him.
(b) He recorded his lectures and wrote comments on the board.
(c) He wore dark glasses to class.
(d) If he started outside the room and looked up at the back wall.

2. Where does Hank call his doctor's office from?
(a) A pay phone.
(b) His cell phone.
(c) The dean's office.
(d) Gracie DuBois' office.

3. After Hank gets Russell out of Russell's lover's house, where does Hank take him?
(a) To see Hank's daughter.
(b) To Russell's parents' house.
(c) To the airport.
(d) To Billy Quigley's.

4. In the Epilogue, what does Hank say about his wife?
(a) That he doesn't know why she loves him.
(b) That she is too good for him.
(c) That she has become very religious.
(d) That he thinks they are heading for divorce.

5. What can Hank tell from from the lights in his hiding place in the ceiling?
(a) That the dean is meeting with the press in his office.
(b) That the Humanities department is meeting three rooms down.
(c) Where the English department is meeting.
(d) That there is a meeting about staff vacation time next door.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Hank not go directly home the morning after his night in jail?

2. In the Epilogue, what is the outcome for Hank's father-in-law?

3. Who replaces Hank as chair of the English department?

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

5. Why does Hank have the reaction that he does to the dean's suggestion?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In the Epilogue, what does Hank tell the readers he is now doing?

4. 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?

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

6. After Hank teaches his class and finds out that his student Leo is actually responsible for killing the birds on campus, Hank goes to see the dean, Jacob Rose. What does Jacob tell him? How does Hank react? What happens after this?

7. What happens after Tony and Hank leave the restaurant? Where do they both end up?

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

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

10. Russell goes along to the party for Tony, and tries to get Tony's computer to work, without success. While this is going on, a large group of the professors get stuck in the room, and cannot seem to be able to figure out how to get out. What is Hank's observation on this?

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