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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. When Norman confesses his anxiety about being with Mary Ann, who does he compare himself to?
(a) Beauchamp.
(b) Brian.
(c) Michael.
(d) Edgar.

2. When Brian first invites Mary Ann to join him for a joint after her shift at the switchboard, how does she react?
(a) She tells him that she may stop by.
(b) She flatly refuses.
(c) She eagerly accepts.
(d) She accepts with hesitation.

3. What is Michael's plan to earn some money?
(a) Getting a second job.
(b) Entering a hot dog eating contest.
(c) Entering an underwear dance contest.
(d) Pan-handling for money on the street.

4. When Michael says he "wants someone to buy a Christmas tree with," what does he mean?
(a) He doesn't have enough money to buy a Christmas tree.
(b) He doesn't want to be alone on Christmas.
(c) He wants a serious relationship.
(d) He hopes his roomate wants to buy a tree.

5. When she is at an affair with Beauchamp, to whom does DeDe confide that she is indeed pregnant?
(a) Beauchamp.
(b) Binky.
(c) Mary Ann.
(d) Lionel.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Micheal's parents first arrive, what do they tease him about?

2. When he goes to a bathhouse after a boring dinner party, with whom does Jon have intercourse?

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

4. What does Carson Callas insinuate DeDe has to do in order for him to keep her pregnancy a secret?

5. What is Candi's job?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain what D'orothea tells Brian when they go for drinks after first meeting in the restaurant.

2. Upon returning to San Francisco, what does DeDe realize and what does she do about it?

3. What do Michael's parents think about his relationship with Mona?

4. What does the reader learn about the two characters when Brian talks with Michael in the courtyard while Michael is tanning before the contest?

5. Summarize what happens during Michael's dance contest.

6. Discuss DeDe's dilemma with regards to her pregnancy.

7. Edgar meets Beauchamp and tells him something in strictest confidence. What is the reader supposed to think that Edgar told him?

8. What happens during the encounter between DeDe and Carson Callas?

9. What information is revealed during the conversation with Mona and D'orothea's father at the factory?

10. Summarize the conversation between Edgar and Mrs. Madrigal at the Bohemian Grove.

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