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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Augie leave the services of the Renlings?
(a) Because he was fired.
(b) Because he missed his family.
(c) Because they lowered his rates.
(d) Because they wanted to adopt him.

2. Which of the following monkeys does NOT belong to the "household trinity"?
(a) Speak no evil.
(b) See no evil.
(c) Hear no evil.
(d) Smell no evil.

3. Which of the following characters believes that "everyone sees to it his fate is shared"?
(a) Charlotte Magnus.
(b) Mimi Villars.
(c) Kayo Obermark.
(d) Clem Tambow.

4. What does Joe Gormon do for a living?
(a) He is an economist.
(b) He is a journalist.
(c) He is a race car driver.
(d) He is a thief.

5. How does Georgie feel about being institutionalized?
(a) He is confused.
(b) He is pleased.
(c) He is terrified.
(d) He is apathetic.

6. What is the name of the beautiful heiress that Augie instantly falls in love with at the resort?
(a) Jolene.
(b) Annabelle.
(c) Thea.
(d) Esther.

7. What crime did the daughter of the Dutch-Zeeland family commit before getting off scot free?
(a) Theft.
(b) Kidnap.
(c) Vandalism.
(d) Murder.

8. Why doesn't Augie want to marry Friedle Coblin?
(a) All of the above.
(b) Because she stutters.
(c) Because she is unattractive.
(d) Because she is his cousin.

9. How was Ruth Snyder executed?
(a) She was electrocuted.
(b) She was shot.
(c) She was poisoned.
(d) She was hanged.

10. Who made love to Momma's maid, leading to her prompt firing?
(a) Augie.
(b) Georgie.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) Simon.

11. What does Augie claim gangster funerals smell like?
(a) Booze.
(b) Cheese.
(c) Fear.
(d) Smoke.

12. What was the name of Simon's fiancé?
(a) Missy.
(b) Minnie.
(c) Winnie.
(d) Cissy.

13. What city does the March family live in?
(a) Detroit.
(b) New York.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Seattle.

14. What is the name of the department store that Augie gets a job working at for the Christmas season?
(a) Deevers.
(b) Leavers.
(c) Cheevers.
(d) Beavers.

15. Who sold Augie's family home without telling him?
(a) Georgie.
(b) Momma.
(c) Grandma.
(d) Simon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What room of the Owens' house does Augie live in with Kayo and Mimi?

2. Which of Augie's character traits does Simon play up when Augie meets the Magnuses for the first time?

3. How is Anna Coblin related to Five Properties?

4. How does WIlliam's wife feel about his frequent trips to the whorehouse?

5. How old is Augie when he gets his first job?

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