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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 has disappeared for Christopher?
(a) His talent to write poetry.
(b) His talent to write novels.
(c) His talent to write short stories.
(d) His talent to write plays.

2. What does a courier deliver to the dinner party?
(a) News of a coup d'etat in Saigon.
(b) A telegram about Christopher's father.
(c) An announcement of the Presidential election results in the U.S.
(d) A telegram from Christopher's ex-wife about their daughter.

3. What does David's letter quote?
(a) The raven.
(b) Two lines of one of Paul's poems.
(c) One of the Ngo brothers.
(d) A line from The Wasteland.

4. What does Molly do in Rome?
(a) Goes to art classes.
(b) Quits the outfit.
(c) Moves in with Paul.
(d) Leaves Paul for another man.

5. What man does Paul quote when talking to Truong toc?
(a) Ngo Diem.
(b) Ngo Tan Khoi.
(c) Buddha.
(d) Lao-tzu.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what did both Christopher's ex-wife, Cathy, and his girlfriend both obsess?

2. Who is Dieter Dimpel?

3. What becomes Paul's alias?

4. What does Paul need to investigate the JFK assassination?

5. Who does Christopher pay off?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the letter from David say?

2. Give a brief description of Paul Christopher.

3. How do Paul and his Paul's ex-wife view Paul's talent at seeing mental images?

4. What is the Truong toc and which Truong toc does Paul talk with and what transpires?

5. What is the key phrase that Kim speaks that makes Paul realize who may be responsible for JFK's death and what does Paul do after the realization?

6. What sudden revelation does Paul have and how does he have it?

7. What does Paul learn when he visits Wolkowicz' compound?

8. What do David and Paul talk about when they meet at the Statler Hotel?

9. What does David Patchen think about Foley?

10. What is probably foreshadowed in Paul's dinner meeting with the Hitchocks?

(see the answer keys)

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