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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the man in the basement apartment say when John Young says, "You were expecting me, my name is John Young"?
(a) "Do you have the money?"
(b) "The weather is getting better, isn't it?"
(c) "Tod Friendly."
(d) "I've been expecting you."

2. Why are the people on the ship to America happy?
(a) They are fleeing the war-torn continent.
(b) They are going off to fight in the war.
(c) They are looking forward to making a new start in Europe.
(d) They are anxious to get away from the troubles in America.

3. How does the narrator believe people are treated at crisis centers?
(a) People are asked questions about how satisfied they are with their care.
(b) Mothers would arrive kicking and screaming but leave rested and happier.
(c) Tod Friendly would heal them by operating on them.
(d) Pimps would heal women with their fists.

4. When Hamilton de Souza puts together the pieces of a torn picture, who does the narrator think he recognizes in the photo?
(a) Himself.
(b) His wife.
(c) His father.
(d) His child.

5. How does the narrator feel about eating?
(a) He is disgusted.
(b) He is afraid of his food.
(c) It fills him with pain.
(d) He is always hungry.

6. Where does the narrator believe the weather is always good?
(a) Munich.
(b) Main Street, USA.
(c) New York.
(d) Auschwitz.

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

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

9. What seems to the narrator to make more sense backwards?
(a) Male/female conversations.
(b) Eating.
(c) Sex.
(d) Using the bathroom.

10. Why is the narrator shocked when Irene comes to the house?
(a) She is being beaten up by a pimp.
(b) She walks forward toward the house.
(c) She tells Tod Friendly that she is in love with him.
(d) She is crying because the garden was in disrepair.

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

12. What happens to Tod Friendly's body over time?
(a) He spends more and more time in the bathroom.
(b) He gets younger, stronger, and more virile.
(c) He gets older and more infirm.
(d) He spends less and less time masturbating.

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

14. How does Hamilton de Souza pay the old Spanish man?
(a) French francs.
(b) German deutsch marks.
(c) Gold ingots.
(d) US dollars.

15. How often does "the Agent" visit Hamilton de Souza/John Young?
(a) Once every other month.
(b) Twice a week.
(c) Every week.
(d) Twice a month.

Short Answer Questions

1. What day follows October 1 in the narrator's experience?

2. When could John Young see stars in the city for first time?

3. What is the name on the door where the narrator thinks that Tod Friendly has found an apartment?

4. Where does John Young land when he reaches Europe?

5. What does Tod Friendly see when he looks in the mirror?

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