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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. Which of the following topics of discussion is NOT brought up by Mintouchian at the Turkish bath?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Religion.
(c) Infidelity.
(d) Death.

2. What nickname does Moulton give Augie?
(a) Coling.
(b) Moling.
(c) Boling.
(d) Doling.

3. Who gives Leon $200 to travel back to Chicago from Mexico City?
(a) Paslavitch.
(b) Sylvester.
(c) Leon Trotsky.
(d) Thea.

4. How does Augie's friends react to the news that he is moving abroad with Thea?
(a) They are excited for him.
(b) They are confused.
(c) They are apathetic.
(d) They are saddened.

5. What topic does the magazine "Wilmot's Weekly" discuss?
(a) Religion.
(b) Celebrity gossip.
(c) Politics.
(d) Economics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Caligula fare in his first fight with a live iguana?

2. How does Talavera feel about Augie when the pair first meet?

3. How many universities was Bateshaw's experimental information turned down by?

4. Which of the following characters states that "flying bullets are not unknown on Chicago's streets" during the labor movement?

5. What changed about Simon during the time Augie was living in Mexico City?

Short Essay Questions

1. What work does Augie do for the eccentric millionaire, Robey?

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

3. Why do Augie and Thea break up?

4. Who does the CIO represent, and what is their aim?

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

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

7. What job does Augie almost take working for Leon Trotsky?

8. Who is Sophie Geratis?

9. Who collects venomous snakes, and why?

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

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