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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 was Al's job before he became a bar owner?
(a) Footballer
(b) Factory worker
(c) Jockey
(d) Pimp

2. What does Paul talk to Lotterman about?
(a) Article ideas
(b) A pay rise
(c) A place to stay
(d) Rumors that the newspaper is folding

3. What does the barman not agree to?
(a) Taking drugs
(b) Rude jokes
(c) A tab
(d) Americans in his bar

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

5. Who does Paul talk to first thing the next morning?
(a) Yeamon
(b) Al
(c) Lotterman
(d) Segarra

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can Paul not stay for lunch?

2. What does Segarra help people on the newspaper to do?

3. Who does Paul meet at Al's?

4. Who do Sala and Paul leave the casino with?

5. Which of the following characters does Paul meet at Al's one morning?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Paul and Yeamon talk about at Al's?

2. What does Paul do when he finds out he cannot work?

3. What does Paul do on his first day at the newspaper?

4. How is Yeaman coping with losing his job?

5. Why do neither Paul nor Sala like to stay in Sala's apartment?

6. What signs are there that newspaper will soon fold?

7. What does Paul do in Yeaman's house in Chapter 3?

8. Describe how Al built up his business.

9. What kind of people like to drink at Al's bar?

10. Describe the internal problems at the newspaper.

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