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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 Cleveland park his motorcycle?
(a) A parking garage.
(b) A church.
(c) A library.
(d) A shopping center.

2. Why have the mobsters selected the house Cleveland is supposed to rob?
(a) It has no alarm system.
(b) It is secluded.
(c) Its owners are celebrities.
(d) It has no watchdogs.

3. What food does Phlox's roommate serve at her party?
(a) Nachos.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Pot roast and vegetables.
(d) Vegetables and dip.

4. With whom does Art have sex after his emotional encounter with his father?
(a) Arthur.
(b) Phlox.
(c) Jane.
(d) Cleveland.

5. Who is the black man that Cleveland fights with?
(a) Labrowski.
(b) Louie.
(c) Lefty.
(d) Lurch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has been Cleveland's mobster teacher?

2. Which of the following is NOT a recent problem at the bookstore?

3. Which of the following is NOT contained in Phlox's note to Art?

4. When does Phlox tell Art to call her?

5. Who tells Art about the four people living in a house in the rundown neighborhood?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author insinuate that Art's mother's death was somehow mob related?

2. What seems to be the source of Art's greatest emotional pain?

3. What does Cleveland ultimately want from his friendship with Art?

4. What is the irony revealed when Arthur's mother comes to the apartment with mended clothes?

5. How does Phlox meet Art's father?

6. What is the nature of the note Phlox sends to Art via Cleveland?

7. What seems to be Art's routine of how he spends his days and nights this summer?

8. Why is Art uncomfortable knowing that the other gangsters know who he is?

9. What is a recurring motif in the story?

10. How does Cleveland die in Chapter 22?

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