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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 does Qwill get stuck?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In the basement.
(c) Out the window.
(d) None of these.

2. Where is William going early in the morning?
(a) To the county fair.
(b) To his mother's.
(c) To pick up his fiancee.
(d) To the farmers market.

3. Why is Maus being let go from the attorney's office a blessing in disguise?
(a) He can do what he has always wanted: open up a restaurant.
(b) He can do what he has always wanted: become the head of a prestigious paper.
(c) He can do what he has always wanted: travel the world.
(d) He can do what he has always wanted: adopt a child.

4. What does Qwill have to do with Yum Yum before she submits to the brushing?
(a) Corner her.
(b) Tease her.
(c) Lure her with treats.
(d) Chase her.

5. What does Rosemary comment in regards to Dan Graham and conversation?
(a) He has no tact.
(b) He is the worst conversationalist.
(c) He is a sweet man, incapable of hurting a fly.
(d) A chill falls on the table any time he opens his mouth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the hole in the wall reveal?

2. What does Robert Maus find to be chaotic?

3. What is the first thing the waiter asks if Qwill and William if they would like?

4. How does Koko order his caviar?

5. What does lead do with pottery?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the idea of the Living Glaze being Joy's creation make sense?

2. What does Qwill think when Rosemary volunteers to go with him?

3. Qwill is used to what?

4. What mistake does Qwill make in reference to potting, and what does that kind of potter do?

5. Why had Rosemary asked to go with Qwill?

6. How does Max test a guy's sincerity?

7. What is the kiln room like?

8. What makes Qwill's grief all the more potent?

9. What is the story involving the other people at the Penniman estate in regards to the suicides?

10. What is notable about the food at the Rattlesnake Inn?

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