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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 is Art's father's mobster name?
(a) Joe the Man.
(b) Joe the Shark.
(c) Joe the Hand.
(d) Joe the Egg.

2. Which of the following is NOT a reason Cleveland likes the collection activity?
(a) He thinks it is bad like him.
(b) He thinks it is fascinating.
(c) He feels bad for the people who can't pay.
(d) He thinks it is fun.

3. Which notorious gangster arrives at the restaurant and sits with Art and his father?
(a) Jimmy the Nose.
(b) Artie Two Times.
(c) Uncle Lenny.
(d) The Bull.

4. What has Cleveland had too much of to steel his courage?
(a) Heroin.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Marijuana.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who finds Art and Arthur in bed together?

2. For whom is Cleveland working?

3. What type of flowers does Art send to Phlox.

4. What does Art realize when he and Arthur go swimming?

5. What type of sandwiches do Art and Cleveland have when Cleveland comes to Art's apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Cleveland die in Chapter 22?

2. What is a recurring motif in the story?

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

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

5. Who helps Art to free himself of the bonds related to his father?

6. What is Cleveland's demeanor at the beginning of Chapter 22?

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

8. How does Art end up alienating both Phlox and Arthur?

9. How does Phlox meet Art's father?

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

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