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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. 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) The state of his marriage.
(d) His parents.

2. What does Mr. Purty tell Hank about his father that worries Hank?
(a) That his father is losing his hearing.
(b) That his father has been having seizures.
(c) That his father has had fits of crying.
(d) That his father has Alzheimer's.

3. Why do Tony and Hank both end up in jail after they leave the restaurant?
(a) For driving drunk.
(b) For assaulting a policeman.
(c) For a home invasion.
(d) For passing bad checks earlier in the evening.

4. In the Epilogue, Hank is on leave. What is this called for a professor?
(a) A mini-vacation.
(b) A professional development opportunity.
(c) An emeritus appointment.
(d) A sabbatical.

5. What author was Hank's father teaching to his class when he finally figured out how to overcome his lecture affliction?
(a) Jane Austen.
(b) Charles Dickens.
(c) Charles Darwin.
(d) Thomas Hardy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the Epilogue, Hank's other daughter is pregnant. Who is the father?

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

4. What did Hank's father realize as he listened to his lecture being delivered by someone else?

5. Why is Hank angry with the woman who is having an affair with Russell?

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'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?

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

9. 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?

10. 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?

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