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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 do Augie and Stella move after he returns home from the Merchant Marines?
(a) London.
(b) Barcelona.
(c) Paris.
(d) Berlin.

2. How long is Augie given leave from the Merchant Marines to celebrate his honeymoon?
(a) Two days.
(b) Six days.
(c) Four days.
(d) Eight days.

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

4. Which of the following sculptors had a show at the Baptistry in Florence that Augie visited?
(a) Ikemura.
(b) Cavaceppi.
(c) Lehmbruk.
(d) Ghiberti.

5. What Mexican city does Thea move to when she leaves Augie?
(a) Tijuana.
(b) Chilpanzingo.
(c) Puebla.
(d) Guadalajara.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following groups of workers does NOT regularly turn to the CIO for support during the labor movement?

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

3. What type of car does Simon drive when he picks Augie up from the airport?

4. In the final scene of the novel, what is Augie doing in the frozen fields of Normandy?

5. How do Augie and Thea travel to Texarkana?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Renee attempt to ensnare Simon in her life forever?

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

4. How has Simon's appearance changed during the time that Augie was living in Mexico City?

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

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

7. What does Augie write in the letters he sends to Stella from aboard the MacManus?

8. Who is Sophie Geratis?

9. How does Augie respond to the news that Thea's divorce is final?

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

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