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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. Montgomery has spent the night drinking and has to hail a taxi. How does Montgomery act as he waits for his taxi?
(a) He impatiently taps his foot.
(b) He has a cigarette.
(c) He yells at people as they walk by.
(d) He kneels, holds his arms, and rocks.

2. What job did Charlie arrange for Montgomery in the past?
(a) Driving a bus.
(b) Getting research papers for the government.
(c) Working on Wall Street.
(d) Working as a scientist for NASA.

3. Why does the tour guide chastise Montgomery?
(a) He sees Montgomery trying to steal the painting.
(b) Montgomery is rude to the guide.
(c) He thinks Montgomery is part of the tour group and has wandered off.
(d) Montgomery keeps interrupting the tour.

4. As Montgomery drives into the city with the wounded victim in the backseat, how do people react?
(a) They chase him.
(b) They rear end him.
(c) They all call to him asking if he's okay.
(d) They ignore him.

5. Coming back to the present, Montgomery claims he knows a lot about something. What is it?
(a) Anger.
(b) Grief.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Disgust.

Short Answer Questions

1. Charlie has a dinner party and does not invite Montgomery. How does Montgomery feel about this?

2. What are Montgomery's feelings towards Max?

3. As Montgomery is washing dishes he sees the face of his victim. How does he react?

4. What do the papers say Montgomery lacks when he is read his charges?

5. As Montgomery is speaking to the courts he claims his wife visited him in jail. Why did he become upset with his wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reasons would the drop of blood Montgomery discovers on his finger cause him to go into a paranoid state?

2. What clues are presented during the dinner party that Montgomery's fantasy relationship with Charlie may be more realistic than the reader is led to think?

3. How is Montgomery's recurring dream of being falsely accused of murder an example of foreshadowing for the situation he finds himself in at the current time?

4. What do the mites Montgomery says are living on his skin symbolize?

5. Montgomery talks about his victim after reading the newspapers, yet he doesn't voice any opinion about her. However, Montgomery does voice his opinion on what was said or not said about himself. What does this tell the reader about Montgomery?

6. Using your knowledge of Montgomery's history with women, why would he choose the "Portrait of the Woman with Gloves" rather than another?

7. As he is leaving the scene of his crime, Montgomery realizes "that the fat, foul-mouthed, inner man has burst out." What he is talking about?

8. Montgomery speaks of his wife visiting him in jail. He is annoyed with her calm demeanor and ability to make decisions without him. Why might these characteristics upset Montgomery?

9. According to Montgomery, he feels that now that he is no longer drinking alcohol he "has woken up to a hangover with a vengeance." What does Montgomery mean by saying this?

10. As the maid fights back at Montgomery after he shoves her in the car, he says he sees her as a "cornered heroine in a melodrama." Do you think this is an appropriate description of his victim?

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