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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. How does Hank's wife respond to finding the photo of the woman in Tony's hot tub in his pocket?
(a) She begins divorce proceedings.
(b) She laughs.
(c) She cries for hours.
(d) She wonders if it was a reporter on local TV.

2. What young woman, at one time, thinks she is in love with Tony?
(a) Meg Quigley.
(b) Julie Barnes.
(c) Yolanda Ackles.
(d) Blair Rosen.

3. How does Hank describe a professor's inability to lecture?
(a) As the end of their career.
(b) As their worst nightmare come true.
(c) As a joke.
(d) As a common occurence.

4. Why does Hank have the reaction that he does to the dean's suggestion?
(a) Because he thinks the dean is insane.
(b) Because he wants to study for a Ph. D.
(c) Because he is very ill.
(d) Because he hasn't heard a word the dean has said.

5. How does Hank compare the faculty cocktail party and the university classroom?
(a) That it is much more important to be able to speak at the cocktail party.
(b) Both are necessary to visiting professors.
(c) They were both boring for his father.
(d) Teaching is more important than socializing.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Hank gets Russell out of Russell's lover's house, where does Hank take him?

2. Why do Tony and Hank both end up in jail after they leave the restaurant?

3. Hank and Tony head off to their homes in separate cars. What does Hank end up thinking about?

4. In the Epilogue, what nickname has Paul given Hank?

5. What was one reason the university was happy to hire Devereaux Sr.?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. When Hank finally goes to see his father in his new house in Railton, what is Hank's reaction? How does he react to what his father says about the writer Charles Dickens?

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

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

6. What deal did Hank's father accept after the "dog incident" that Hank related in his first article? According to his son, what made this a very attractive offer for William Henry Devereaux, Sr.?

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

8. How did Hank's father finally solve his problem? How does Hank assess this?

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

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

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