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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time did John and Erwin arrive at Roosevelt hospital when they were looking for Albert?
(a) 1 a.m.
(b) 1:01 a.m.
(c) 1:20 a.m.
(d) 1:10 a.m.

2. How many times a week did Erwin tell John that he saw his psychiatrist?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

3. How long did Erwin like to know someone before he let them drive him in an automobile?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 20 years.

4. What was the temperature when Erwin left the Apelles to get rid of the burned fish?
(a) 21 degrees.
(b) 4 degrees.
(c) 9 degrees.
(d) 15 degrees.

5. One Christmas, how many nights did Albert and Sydney spend at the Breckenridges' home?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

6. When John told the story of his son's death to Erwin, how long had it been since his son died?
(a) 6 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 3 years.

7. When Erwin left the apartment building to dispose of the fish, how high were the drifts against the foundations of buildings on the east side of the street?
(a) Waist-deep.
(b) 4 feet.
(c) Knee-deep.
(d) 3 feet.

8. When were Bronwyn and John married?
(a) April 1968.
(b) July 1968.
(c) May 1968.
(d) June 1968.

9. What movie did John watch at the YMCA?
(a) Lilith.
(b) The Conversation.
(c) Riot.
(d) First to Fight.

10. What was the name of the man who was shoveling and salting around the Apelles on the night of the party?
(a) Sandor.
(b) Carlos.
(c) Will.
(d) Andre.

11. How long had Albert lived at the Apelles?
(a) Since 1937.
(b) Since 1945.
(c) Since 1939.
(d) Since 1942.

12. When Manny served in Vietnam, when was a Lieutenant Spitz killed standing atop sandbags?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1970.
(d) 1969.

13. How old was Erica, the girl who looked after Albert?
(a) 25.
(b) 27.
(c) 21.
(d) 22.

14. How far did John live from Albert?
(a) 3 blocks.
(b) 3 miles.
(c) 4 blocks.
(d) 4 miles.

15. What was the name of Albert's wife?
(a) Louisa.
(b) Sydney.
(c) Michelle.
(d) Angela.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after John's son died, did Sydney die?

2. Who got out of a cab at the hospital just as Albert got in?

3. How long did it take Albert's father to decline and lose his memory?

4. What did Erwin do for Albert when they would meet weekly?

5. In Part 3, Chapter 15, how often does Albert think he has been in and out of the hospital over the last ten years?

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