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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. What is the name of Augie's childhood best friend?
(a) Matty.
(b) Jimmy.
(c) Timmy.
(d) Johnny.

2. What does Manny Pedilla train Augie to steal with him?
(a) Cars.
(b) Credit cards.
(c) Textbooks.
(d) Apples.

3. What is the term "skyscraper leaps" another name for?
(a) Suicide.
(b) Loss.
(c) Investment.
(d) Faith.

4. What nationality is Grandma?
(a) She is Irish.
(b) She is Russian.
(c) She is Polish.
(d) She is Italian.

5. To which Biblical character does Augie often compare himself when discussing his relationship with the Renlings?
(a) Abraham.
(b) Elijah.
(c) Joseph.
(d) Moses.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where does Augie steal a collection of Harvard Classics books?

2. Who does Augie find living in his house when he returns home from the Renlings?

3. How much rent does Augie pay to the Owens every month for the room he shares with two other students?

4. Who marries Simon's fiancé when he is forbidden to marry her?

5. What is the name of Augie's first love?

Short Essay Questions

1. What lecture does William give to Augie after the break in at his pool hall?

2. What type of obituary does William write after his father's death?

3. What type of relationship does Augie have with his mother at the opening of the novel?

4. Who is William Einhorn?

5. Why is Augie sent to live with his cousins, the Coblins?

6. How does Simon first show his cruelty when Augie works for him?

7. What other famous disabled persons does Augie contemplate as he is caring for William Einhorn?

8. Why does Simon sell his family house without telling anyone?

9. Why does Augie leave the services of Mr. and Mrs. Renling?

10. Who was King Croesus?

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