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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 does Tod Friendly think the orderlies did to him at the accident scene?
(a) Shaved him.
(b) Kissed him.
(c) Took him to the hospital.
(d) Stole his money.

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

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

4. What are conditions like in Italy when (in the narrator's experience) Hamilton de Souza lands there?
(a) Industrialization and expansion.
(b) War and chaos.
(c) Prosperity and contentment.
(d) Disarray and poverty.

5. What does Tod Friendly tell Irene when she asks him about his secret?
(a) "It's none of your business."
(b) "One day I'll tell you."
(c) "You don't want to know."
(d) "I'll tell you as soon as we get married."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the narrator go when he leaves the hospital?

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

4. How does the narrator feel at the beginning of the book?

5. What sport does Tod Friendly take up?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how the narrator feels about Tod Friendly's work?

2. When is Tod Friendly/John Young happy?

3. Is there any place where the narrator's understanding is more accurate than Tod Friendly's?

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

5. Why does Tod Friendly enjoy being part of a crowd?

6. What do Tod Friendly/John Young/Hamilton de Souza/Odilo Unverdorben's name changes tell us about his character?

7. Describe John Young's departure from Europe.

8. What is Tod's relationship with the narrator?

9. What condition is Europe in when Odilo Unverdorben leaves?

10. What is the narrator's relationship with Irene?

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