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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. When Bobby goes to Stella Maris after driving away from his winter residence, who does he visit with?
(a) A nurse named Liam.
(b) A nurse named Minerva.
(c) A doctor named Markus.
(d) A patient named Jeffrey.

2. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 5, what kind of fish do Bobby and John eat for lunch?
(a) Yellowtail.
(b) Tuna.
(c) Bronzino.
(d) Snapper.

3. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 5, what does John say about French white wine?
(a) They could double as window cleaner.
(b) He favors them over the Italian varieties.
(c) They are the nectar of the gods.
(d) He will only drink white wine if it is French.

4. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 5, who does John say is wiser than Hamlet?
(a) Krantz
(b) Trimalchio.
(c) Ophelia.
(d) Rosenberg.

5. In the italicized section of Chapter 7, who does the girl say made the dummy's suit?
(a) The girl made it herself.
(b) Bobby.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Bobby's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the italicized section of Chapter 7, as the dummy is being loaded back into the trunk, what name does the girl remember is the dummy's real name?

2. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 7, what dish do Bobby and Kline both order?

3. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 7, what does the agent say Bobby is under investigation for?

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

5. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 6, after his meeting with Kline, who does Bobby go searching for?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Kline think is happening to Bobby in regard to Bobby doing dumb things?

4. In Chapter 5, when Bobby meets Sheddan for lunch, at the beginning of their conversation how does Sheddan describe Bobby as an archetypal figure?

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

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

7. One night while Bobby is in Wartburg, Bobby mentions Alice's papers. Who is Alice? What happened to her?

8. Over the winter, Bobby has a dream of a doctor and a nurse showing him something and asking if Bobby wants to show that something to her. What is the thing that they are discussing and who is the "her"?

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

10. What is Bobby's response to the IRS agent at the post office?

(see the answer keys)

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