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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. Where is Momma living when Augie returns home from Mexico City?
(a) With Georgie.
(b) With Kriedle.
(c) With Grandma.
(d) With Simon.

2. What does Georgie make for a living in the mental institution where he lives?
(a) Pillows.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Metal nails.
(d) License plates.

3. What is the name of the ship Augie boards after his honeymoon?
(a) The MacIntosh.
(b) The MacAvoy.
(c) The MacDonald.
(d) The MacManus.

4. What type of animal does Thea hope to hunt when she and Augie move abroad?
(a) Iguanas.
(b) Turtles.
(c) Electric eels.
(d) Bull frogs.

5. What changed about Simon during the time Augie was living in Mexico City?
(a) He has twin sons.
(b) He lost his fortune.
(c) His weight increased.
(d) He is now divorced.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of strikes does Augie work to prevent while working for the CIO?

2. Which of the following characters gives Augie the advice that, "one must take chances, for it is better to die than to live as a stranger"?

3. How many sailors survive the sinking of the ship at sea?

4. What is Leon Trotsky's nickname to the men who are trying to assassinate him?

5. How does Augie's friends react to the news that he is moving abroad with Thea?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bateshaw prevent Augie from flagging down a passing ship after their Marine boat sinks?

2. Why is Augie forced to leave Chicago after signing up with the CIO?

3. What connection does Augie realize he has with the Soviet exile, Leon Trotsky?

4. Who collects venomous snakes, and why?

5. What happens when Augie offers to drive his disfigured maid home to her family in Normandy at the end of the novel?

6. How does William feel about Augie's relationship with Mimi Villars?

7. How does Augie react when he is reunited with Stella, the model?

8. Why is Thea planning to move to Mexico?

9. How does Augie react when he sees Caligula for the first time?

10. Why do Augie and Thea break up?

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