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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 activity does James join David Keller in at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) Jogging.
(b) Poker.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Gardening.

2. What are James and Ann doing at the end of Chapter 13?
(a) Visiting the Acropolis.
(b) Packing up his flat.
(c) Saying goodbye to Charles.
(d) Making love.

3. Which of the following is not a character that James Axton meets in person?
(a) Vosdanik.
(b) Anand Das.
(c) Del Nearing.
(d) Singh.

4. Who is the character of Orville Benton based on?
(a) Singh.
(b) Owen.
(c) James.
(d) Don DeLillo.

5. What does Charles specifically - and mistakenly - congratulate James for in Chapter 13?
(a) Making a fortune in kickbacks.
(b) Courting Ann.
(c) Quitting the Northeast Group.
(d) Winning custody of Tap.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Tap Axton living at the end of the novel?

2. What does Del tell James about Volterra's intention regarding his film in Chapter 10?

3. What city is James in at the end of Chapter 9?

4. Which of the following characters is definitely a member of the cult?

5. What is the first thing Singh asks Owen in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Rowser in Chapter 11, what changes are happening in the Northeast Group.

2. Describe the political argument that James and Eliades have in Chapter 10.

3. How does James seduce Janet Ruffing at the end of Chapter 9?

4. What prank do the Kellers and James try to play on Hardeman in Chapter 11?

5. What traumatic experience happens to Orville Benton in Chapter 14?

6. What transpires during James' evening with Del Nearing in Chapter 10?

7. What suspicions does James have about Eliades in Chapter 13?

8. How does James find a new sense of comfortable stasis at the end of the novel?

9. Where is Volterra in his planning for the cult film at the end of Chapter 8?

10. How has Rowser become more paranoid in Chapter 11?

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