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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the narrator's experience, what happens to cause "the Agent's" staff to become cold and distant?
(a) Hamilton de Souza met with Father Duryea.
(b) The Japanese surrender.
(c) The German surrender.
(d) John Young sailed for Europe.

2. Where does the narrator think that Tod Friendly finds Irene's love letters?
(a) In the mail.
(b) In the drawer.
(c) In the fire.
(d) In the trash.

3. How do people speak in the narrator's experience?
(a) In gibberish.
(b) Backwards.
(c) In code.
(d) In languages the narrator does not understand.

4. Where would John Young perform abortions on women?
(a) At the Imperial Hotel.
(b) In the pediatric ward.
(c) At their homes.
(d) In the basement apartment.

5. When does John Young sail for Europe?
(a) 1917.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1982.

6. How does the narrator feel about John Young's departure from New York?
(a) He resents John Young's virility.
(b) He is glad that they could escape together.
(c) He envies his escape from the hospital.
(d) He is proud of the work John Young did there.

7. With whom does John Young meet before his voyage to Europe?
(a) "The Agent."
(b) Reverend Nicholas Kreditor.
(c) An old Spanish Man.
(d) Hamilton de Souza.

8. What does Tod Friendly see when he looks in the mirror?
(a) A corpse's face.
(b) A young face full of optimism.
(c) An old face full of fear.
(d) The face of a mental patient.

9. How do the other doctors feel about John Young?
(a) They distrust him.
(b) They are inspired by him.
(c) They admire his virility.
(d) They are disgusted by him.

10. Where does Tod Friendly meet many of his girlfriends?
(a) In the hospital.
(b) On the street.
(c) At work.
(d) In the park.

11. Where would John Young have his amorous encounters with women?
(a) In the hospital elevator.
(b) In the laundry room at the hospital.
(c) In the examining rooms at the hospital.
(d) In a basement apartment.

12. Who is the narrator?
(a) A character from Tod Friendly's past.
(b) One of the doctors surrounding Tod Friendly at the beginning of the book.
(c) The doctor who was Tod Friendly's mentor.
(d) A voice in Tod Friendly's head.

13. What kind of sense of humor does the narrator believe John Young has?
(a) Slapstick.
(b) Sentimental.
(c) Vicious.
(d) Sarcastic.

14. Where does John Young land when he reaches Europe?
(a) Lisbon.
(b) London.
(c) Salerno.
(d) Amsterdam.

15. Where would Odilo Unverdorben stay in Italy?
(a) In guest houses.
(b) In expensive hotels.
(c) In secluded farms.
(d) In churches.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Tod Friendly work after (in the narrator's experience) he is demoted?

2. How many forward gears does the narrator think Tod Friendly's car has?

3. When does the narrator feel that he and Tod Friendly have things in common?

4. How does Hamilton de Souza pay the old Spanish man?

5. How does the narrator feel about eating?

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