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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 mistake does the landlady keep making while talking to Billy?
(a) She keeps calling him by the wrong name.
(b) She keeps forgetting what she was talking about.
(c) She keeps forgetting she is not at the doctor.
(d) She keeps asking for the wrong price.

2. How does Vic know the man whose wife he wants to sleep with?
(a) They meet at a party.
(b) They work together.
(c) They went to school together.
(d) They are neighbors.

3. What is found on Mabel's daughter's stomach?
(a) Black lines.
(b) Red scars.
(c) Green markings.
(d) Yellow hairs.

4. What kind of business does Claud Cubbage own?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) A mechanic shop.
(c) A bar.
(d) A gas station.

5. What did Oswald do that was attractive to ladies?
(a) Flare his nostrils.
(b) Unbutton his collar.
(c) Blow smoke rings.
(d) Spend lots of money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Mr. Bixby having an affair with?

2. How long did it take the Taylor's to have a baby?

3. What is the hitchhiker very skilled at?

4. What was the name of Hitler's mother in "Genesis and Catastrophe?"

5. What does Claud make to take with him on a poaching trip?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "William and Mary," what does Landy do for William after he dies?

2. How does Mrs. Bixby try to trick her husband into getting her the mink coat?

3. What happens when Jackie wins the race at the tracks?

4. What kind of factory does Claud want to start and why?

5. In "The Visitor," what does Oswald find out after making love to a woman in Cairo?

6. What does Vic's wife tell him the morning after the switch?

7. What happens when Bert looks inside the hayrick?

8. How does the hitchhiker save the narrator from getting a ticket?

9. Why has Klara Hitler moved to a new town in "Genesis and Catstrophe?"

10. What strange things does Billy notice about the landlady?

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