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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. To which of the following does Jeremy compare himself?
(a) Mack Knife.
(b) Ray Rake.
(c) Hank Hammer.
(d) Sam Spade.

2. What church had Peggy attended?
(a) Episcopalian.
(b) Methodist.
(c) Baptist.
(d) Presbyterian.

3. For which of the following does Nell work?
(a) League of Women Voters.
(b) Equality Now.
(c) Planned Parenthood.
(d) National Organization for Women.

4. By what publication is Jeremy employed?
(a) Harper’s.
(b) Good Housekeeping.
(c) New Yorker.
(d) The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction.

5. What is the name of Percival’s doorman?
(a) Roy.
(b) Rex.
(c) Matt.
(d) Max.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what price had Bond bought a van Gogh painting?

2. How old is Percival in “The DiDomenico Fragment”?

3. What is the name of the manager at Carnegie Hall?

4. What does the DiDomenico fragment depict?

5. On what avenue does Percival live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Bobby Daniels’ current occupation?

2. How does Tommy react to the arrival of Fein at the beginning of “The Bootlegger”?

3. To what does Percival ascribe the decline of appetites with age?

4. How does the DiDomenico fragment come to be?

5. Why does Percival assert that admission to the Metropolitan Museum is for a “recommended” fee?

6. Why does Jeremy recommend against taking a bottle of water when surveilling others?

7. Summarize Percival’s opinion of Madeline Davis.

8. What is the usual topic of Peggy’s complaints to Nell?

9. How does the narrator note Tommy takes after his father?

10. What, per Nell, was at the root of Peggy’s fear about John?

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