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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. Why does Bruno's mother wake him at 4 am?
(a) There is a bat in the bathroom.
(b) She has found a gun under her bed.
(c) She was having a bad dream.
(d) There is a dead bull in the plaza.

2. Where did Guy meet Anne?
(a) The National Art Gallery in London.
(b) The Jazz Festival in New Orleans.
(c) The Art Institute in New York.
(d) The Guggenheim in New York.

3. What does Bruno say holds no terror to him?
(a) Death.
(b) Loneliness.
(c) Marriage.
(d) War.

4. What does Guy ask Bruno for when he enters the dining carriage?
(a) Company.
(b) Privacy.
(c) A cigarette.
(d) A loan.

5. What is in the exact center of Bruno's forehead?
(a) A pimple.
(b) A tattoo.
(c) A scar.
(d) A red dot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Guy arrange to meet Miriam?

2. In what part of Long Island is Guy supposed to meet Anne?

3. What does Guy think he must resemble as he creeps up the back stairs of Bruno's house?

4. What does the author describe as a pink tan blanket?

5. What does Bruno say Guy will not be much longer in his letter to Anne?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bruno think Miriam looks like before he sees her?

2. What does Bruno reveal about himself in this opening section?

3. How does Guy cover Bruno's real identity to his mother?

4. How does Bruno kill Miriam?

5. What is Guy's first impression of Bruno?

6. How does Bruno try to persuade Guy to kill his father in chapter 20?

7. In what way is Bruno's drinking the catalyst for him killing Miriam?

8. How does Bruno let Guy know that he has killed Anne?

9. How does Bruno cover Guy's real identity to his mother?

10. Why does Guy think Miriam is an example of the worst of America?

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