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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Sanderson's friends does Paul not like?
(a) Zimburger
(b) Jack of Hearts
(c) Dimple
(d) Johnny Toke

2. What state did Lotterman come from?
(a) Florida
(b) Colorado
(c) New York
(d) Mississippi

3. What did Al turn his living room into?
(a) A casino
(b) A piano bar
(c) A smoking room
(d) A pool room

4. What is the name of the first casino Paul and Sala enter?
(a) The Caribe
(b) The Royale
(c) The Anaconda
(d) The Bridge

5. What was the name of the Negro Al hired?
(a) Roger
(b) Mouthwash
(c) Sweep
(d) James

6. Who takes the seat Paul reserves for the girl?
(a) A steward
(b) A teenage boy
(c) An old lady
(d) An old man

7. Who are rioting outside the office?
(a) San Juan housewives
(b) American tourists
(c) Students
(d) Union strikers

8. Who paid for the ale?
(a) Johnny Goodwin
(b) Jack Dawes
(c) Phil Rollins
(d) Joe Deakin

9. What kind of house does Yeamon say he has?
(a) A brick house
(b) A shack
(c) A beach house
(d) A mansion

10. Who does Lotterman offer the city editing position to?
(a) Yeamon
(b) Sala
(c) Paul
(d) Sanderson

11. What was the original name of the bar?
(a) Al's Backyard
(b) Al's Rum and Jokes
(c) Al's Bar
(d) Al's Patio

12. Where had Duke Peterson just come back from?
(a) Saudi Arabia
(b) France
(c) The Virgin Islands
(d) England

13. What does Paul think Segarra has decided to do to him?
(a) Blacklist him
(b) Get him fired
(c) Have him beaten up
(d) Demote him

14. In what part of the plane does the blonde girl sit?
(a) The back
(b) The middle
(c) The front
(d) The cabin

15. Who quits a few days after Yeamon is fired?
(a) The city editor
(b) The magazine editor
(c) The copyeditor
(d) The copywriter

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Lotterman send Paul to do some research?

2. What newspaper does Tyrrell now edit?

3. Where was Nelson Otto from?

4. Which of the following characters does Paul say is drunk constantly?

5. What do the characters do when the rum runs out?

(see the answer keys)

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