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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the paper Lloyd works for located?
(a) Nice.
(b) Paris.
(c) Milan.
(d) Rome.

2. What does Lloyd want to ask his son for?
(a) Money for his rent.
(b) A place to stay.
(c) Inside information to write a story.
(d) A referense for a job.

3. What does Herman collect in his "Bible"?
(a) Forecast patterns.
(b) Titles of previous news articles.
(c) Mistakes that appeared in the paper.
(d) Business articles.

4. What is Lloyd's first draft filled with?
(a) Vague quotes.
(b) Known facts.
(c) Spelling mistakes.
(d) Plagiarism.

5. Where did Ott put the printing press?
(a) On the second floor.
(b) On the third floor.
(c) On the first floor.
(d) In the basement.

6. Where does Okley run Arthur's article?
(a) At the end of an article on the world's oldest living person.
(b) On the front page.
(c) On page 6.
(d) In the obituary section.

7. What did Ott buy in 1954?
(a) An old newspaper.
(b) A five-story building.
(c) A large house.
(d) Three floors of a building.

8. What did Herman want from his friend in exchange for letting him pay for a meal?
(a) A weather forecast.
(b) An article for his journal.
(c) An astrology prediction.
(d) A chapter of his book.

9. What does Rory want to be?
(a) Singer.
(b) Clothes designer.
(c) Stand-up comic.
(d) Cook.

10. Where does Herman's daughter live?
(a) Mount Pocono.
(b) Middletown.
(c) Pittsburgh.
(d) Philadelphia.

11. Why does Arthur Gopal like his job?
(a) He can spend time with his daughter.
(b) It is well paid.
(c) He travels a lot.
(d) He can work on his novel.

12. How is Gerda when Arthur meets her?
(a) Tired but content.
(b) Bitter and full of regret.
(c) Still vigourusly fighting for women.
(d) Happy to still be alive.

13. How did the burglar enter Hardy's apartment?
(a) Through the bedroom window.
(b) Through the front door.
(c) Through the back door.
(d) Through the kitchen window.

14. What does Lloyd's son agree to?
(a) Let his father work with him.
(b) Let his father have a reunion there.
(c) Let his father live with him.
(d) Let his father borrow money.

15. Why does Lloyd have to make another appointment with his son?
(a) He didn't have the nerve to ask his son.
(b) His son had an appointment and had to run.
(c) He forgot to ask.
(d) His son had to make some phone call.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clint Oakley talk about during the Christmas party?

2. When did Herman's friend abandon the idea of being a writer?

3. Why does Arthur quit the interview?

4. What did Rory propose to do for Hardy?

5. How is Hardy made aware that a burglar made it into her apartment?

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