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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 color hair does Augie have?
(a) Brown.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Blond.

2. Which of the following references is NOT made by Augie in the opening section of the novel?
(a) Euripides.
(b) Machiavelli.
(c) George III.
(d) Timur.

3. At what age is Augie expected to get married?
(a) 18-19 years of age.
(b) 14-15 years of age.
(c) 20-21 years of age.
(d) 16-17 years of age.

4. How does Augie perform in school in comparison to his brother Simon?
(a) He performs equally to Simon.
(b) He performs worse than Simon.
(c) He performs better than Simon.
(d) Simon does not attend school.

5. To which city did Simon wire money that he borrowed from William?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Seattle.
(c) Buffalo.
(d) Detroit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives best describes Grandma?

2. In what year of high school does Augie get his job working for William Einhorn?

3. What nationality is Guillaume?

4. How does Grandma feel about Augie working for William Einhorn?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Augie betray William after the stock market crash?

2. Why does Augie meet regularly with his caseworker, Lubin?

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

4. Who is "The Commissioner" and how does he die?

5. Who is Augie meant to marry when he is a teenager, and what is his reaction to this agreement?

6. How does William react when the stock market crashes in 1929?

7. How does William accommodate his wife's decorating whims in their living room?

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

9. Who was King Croesus?

10. What quarrelsome love triangle does Augie have to sort out, even though he is not involved in it?

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