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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Michael's reaction when he receives a phone call from his mother saying that his parents are coming to visit?
(a) Annoyance.
(b) Anger.
(c) Shock.
(d) Excitement.

2. Why does Mona tell Michael that she is moving out?
(a) She got in a fight with Mrs. Madrigal.
(b) She is going to be with D'orothea.
(c) She cannot afford to pay the rent any more.
(d) She cannot stand living with Michael any longer.

3. How does Mona react to D'orothea's long telephone conversations with her friends back in New York?
(a) Mona worries that D'orothea will move back.
(b) Mona gets frustrated with the phone bill.
(c) Mona feels relieved that D'orothea has friends.
(d) Mona grows increasingly impatient.

4. What can the reader infer after learning that Norman investigated Mrs. Madrigal's past?
(a) Norman is a busy body.
(b) Norman is clever.
(c) Norman is menacing.
(d) Norman is helpful.

5. When Mary Ann breaks into Norman's apartment, where does she look?
(a) His medicine cabinet.
(b) A suitcase.
(c) His closet.
(d) A book shelf.

6. What does Mrs. Madrigal need to reassure Edgar about after they make love in her apartment on his first visit there?
(a) Boris is a friendly cat.
(b) Norman is a gentle man.
(c) Mary Ann is not home.
(d) Mona is not home.

7. What does D'orothea say is the reason her last relationship ended?
(a) D'orothea had an affair with a woman.
(b) The other person had an affair with an ad executive.
(c) The other person moved to San Francisco.
(d) D'orothea decided to move to San Francisco.

8. Where does Norman tell Mary Ann that Mrs. Madrigal used to work?
(a) A vitamin shop in San Diego.
(b) A music store in Sacramento.
(c) A clothing store in Los Angeles.
(d) A book store in Long Beach.

9. What does Edgar think is the reason Williams called him about Mrs. Madrigal?
(a) He worries Williams wants to hurt Mrs. Madrigal.
(b) He fears that Williams knows about Mrs. Madrigal's past.
(c) He thinks Williams wants to pump him for information.
(d) He thinks Williams wants to blackmail him about the affair.

10. Who is Boris?
(a) DeDe's lover.
(b) A parrot.
(c) A cat.
(d) The rooftop tenant.

11. When he goes to a bathhouse after a boring dinner party, with whom does Jon have intercourse?
(a) Brian.
(b) Beauchamp.
(c) Norman.
(d) Michael.

12. When the reader first thinks that Frannie and DeDe are having a conversation about Edgar's illness, who are they really talking about?
(a) DeDe's baby.
(b) Frannie's friend.
(c) DeDe's cat.
(d) Frannie's dog.

13. After hearing that Williams called Edgar, what does Mrs. Madrigal tell Edgar?
(a) She is a married woman.
(b) She is a con artist.
(c) She is a liar.
(d) She is a madam.

14. After Michael and Brian have an unsuccessful cruising expedition, where do they go?
(a) A coffee shop.
(b) A bathhouse.
(c) Barbary Lane.
(d) Mona's new apartment.

15. What makes Frannie feel better about the Great Dane's impending death?
(a) It will be quick.
(b) He is a nuisance.
(c) He had a full life.
(d) It will be painless.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Michael doing his last-minute tanning before the contest?

2. How does Vincent kill himself?

3. After returning home from a gospel church, what happens to Mona?

4. Of what does Michael's father assure him?

5. What is the main reason that Norman calls Paul for in the film shoot?

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