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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 does Hank do when he positions himself over the room where the meeting is?
(a) He phones his wife on his cell phone.
(b) He drops a piece of paper into the room.
(c) He starts to sing as loud as he can.
(d) He thumps on the ceiling five times.

2. 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) Part of a memoir.
(d) An entry in a blog.

3. In the Epilogue, which of the following is not something Hank says he is thankful for?
(a) His marriage.
(b) His new relationship with his father.
(c) His health.
(d) His friends.

4. Hank and Tony head off to their homes in separate cars. What does Hank end up thinking about?
(a) His near suicide attempt when he was a teenager.
(b) That he needs to buy a new car.
(c) His parents.
(d) The state of his marriage.

5. As Hank heads to campus after the call about the dead bird, he thinks about his father-in-law. What are his feelings about his father-in-law?
(a) He dislikes him.
(b) That he has always liked him but is not sure his father-in-law feels the same about Hank.
(c) He wishes he knew him better.
(d) They get along great and have a lot in common.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the dead bird found on campus?

2. What can Hank tell from from the lights in his hiding place in the ceiling?

3. What method did Hank's father find worked for him, and he could finally resume lecturing?

4. Who does Hank sell one of the lots next to his house to?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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. In Chapter 31, what does Tony tell Hank about Yolanda Ackles?

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

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

7. 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?

8. What happened to Devereaux Sr. not long after arriving at his new post?

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

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

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