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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 Lou drive Conway to?
(a) The whitehouse.
(b) The bus station.
(c) The train station.
(d) The airport.

2. What did Lou's father say could be a religion?
(a) Science.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) War.
(d) Literature.

3. When does Rothman say is the only time the police take notice of laborers?
(a) On the picket line.
(b) On the food line.
(c) On the road.
(d) On the dole queue.

4. What does Conway come barging out of his office looking for?
(a) A helper.
(b) A taxi.
(c) A bus.
(d) A woman.

5. What does Rothman say was stolen from one of his carpenters?
(a) His wallet.
(b) His gun.
(c) His car tires.
(d) His stetson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Lou say he wants to kill next?

2. What does Lou say the author leaves out when he starts to get to a high point?

3. In what city did Smith go to university?

4. What is the Greek doing to his restaurant?

5. What does Jeff slam onto Bob's desk?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Hendricks and his secretary react when Lou starts speaking in cliches?

2. What does Lou say about odd couples in this section?

3. Why does Hendricks phone Lou in Chapter 12?

4. What does Lou see in the picture he finds in his dad's library?

5. What does Lou say about writers when they reach a highpoint in the story?

6. Why does Lou say he is proud of Amy?

7. How does Lou get Conway into his car?

8. What suggestions are there in this Chapter 12 that Lou gets his killer instinct from his father?

9. How does Lou talk to the doctor when he first arrives at his house?

10. Why does Hendricks say he is relieved Joyce died?

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