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

2. When could John Young see stars in the city for first time?
(a) After there started to be more and more cars on the roads.
(b) After industry had been increasing for some time.
(c) After his black and white TV was replaced with a color TV.
(d) After cell phones disappeared from people's lives.

3. What happens when the narrator has a moment of lucidity?
(a) John Young rubs glass and blood all over a man.
(b) John Young is crushing a child's hips, and the child crawls forward.
(c) John Young sleeps with Irene.
(d) John Young throws up in the toilet before spending all night in bar after bar.

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

5. Where does the narrator get his mail from?
(a) The hospital.
(b) The mailbox.
(c) The fire.
(d) The supermarket.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Tod Friendly live in the beginning of the book?

2. Why is the narrator shocked when Irene comes to the house?

3. When does John Young sail for Europe?

4. What term does the narrator coin to describe the act of eating?

5. How does the narrator learn that a woman wants to sleep with John Young?

Short Essay Questions

1. When is Tod Friendly/John Young happy?

2. How does the narrator understand language?

3. Describe the underground system for taking care of Nazis.

4. Describe some cases in which characters are wistful about the past.

5. What does the narrator think about Tod Friendly's dreams and memories?

6. Describe Reverend Nicholas Kreditor's appearance.

7. What is the narrator's relationship with Tod Friendly?

8. How does the narrator feel about John Young's work?

9. What are some of the terms the narrator coins in order to make things make sense?

10. What happens when the Reverend Kreditor talks to John Young about stormy weather?

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