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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. In the italicized section of Chapter 6, what is the projectionist's name that the Kid brings to help him?
(a) Walter.
(b) Newton.
(c) Eddie.
(d) Schmidt.

2. In the italicized section of Chapter 5, what does the girl call the Kid when he asks her why he gets no respect from her?
(a) An incurable nuisance.
(b) A liar.
(c) A dwarf.
(d) A gibbering imp.

3. To whom does Bobby try writing letters during the winter while he is on leave from New Orleans?
(a) His sister.
(b) His father.
(c) Kline.
(d) His mother.

4. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 6, what book does Bobby read while he is on his dive job?
(a) Behemoth.
(b) Leviathan.
(c) Man and Citizen.
(d) The Portable Atheist.

5. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 7, why does John say that he is in a brown study?
(a) John is broke.
(b) John's boots were stolen.
(c) John's parole officer broke up with him.
(d) Tulsa has left.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another of Bobby's nicknames for John?

2. In the italicized section of Chapter 5, what does he switch his major to?

3. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 6, in what year does Bobby arrive in Paris?

4. Why does Kline that Bobby does not want to open his sister's last letter to Bobby?

5. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 7, what old friend does Bobby say asks after John?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the IRS agent at the post office say is the reason for the IRS becoming involved in Bobby's life?

2. Who does Bobby meet after talking to the guys in suits again?

3. What cathartic exclamations does Bobby make at the end of his visit with the person who comes to visit Bobby while Bobby is living alone in a shack by the beach?

4. As a child what does Bobby find in the woods?

5. Where does Bobby go to live for the winter after having his conversation with Kline about Bobby getting on with his life?

6. How does the person that Bobby meets with after talking to the guys in suits know that Bobby's sister was beautiful?

7. Who visits Bobby while he is living alone in a shack by the beach? Why does the person who visits Bobby say that he is there?

8. What does the girl say to the Kid about why she does not write down her mathematical conjectures?

9. After Bobby returns from Tucson and meets up with Kline, why does Bobby say that he cannot get on with his life?

10. In the italicized section of Chapter 5, why does Bobby change his major from math to physics?

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