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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 does Dangerfield give to the young boy he runs into?
(a) A few coins.
(b) Nothing.
(c) His hat.
(d) The bike.

2. Where had Dangerfield spent the previous night?
(a) Home.
(b) Chris' room.
(c) A hotel.
(d) A park bench.

3. Who is the woman that Dangerfield meets in the park?
(a) Christine.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Sara.
(d) Maddie.

4. What does Dangerfield buy in a store on the way home from the bus station?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Sandwiches.
(d) Milk.

5. Why does O'Keefe envy Dangerfield's marriage?
(a) Good meals.
(b) Regular sex.
(c) Companionship.
(d) A date for New Year's Eve.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dangerfield thinks that everything will be OK with him and Marion ______________________.

2. What wry comment does a passenger make as Dangerfield leaves the train?

3. What letter does Dangerfield tap in Morse Code on Chris' door?

4. What nationality is the woman in #41?

5. Who is Dangerfield's daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dangerfield view his wife and child and his life in general?

2. Who is Kenneth O'Keefe and where does Dangerfield invite him to go in Chapter 1?

3. What does O'Keefe realize about Dangerfield when he loans Dangerfield money?

4. Why is Dangerfield so angry to learn that Marion has contacted his father?

5. Where has Marion moved and why does Dangerfield seem to like it?

6. How do Marion and Dangerfield differ in their approach to their life together?

7. How do Dangerfield and Marion feel about living in the new house?

8. Why are O'Keefe's challenges in having sex partly of his own making?

9. How do Dangerfield's behavioral traits undermine him in terms of money vs. pleasure?

10. What is the result of Dangerfield's embarrassment about the train incident?

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