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

2. How many forward gears does the narrator think Tod Friendly's car has?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Five.

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

4. How does Tod Friendly walk in the door to his house after he leaves the hospital?
(a) He walks in sideways.
(b) He has to climb over some rubble.
(c) He limps because of the pain in his ankle.
(d) He walks in backwards.

5. How does the narrator think that John Young begins his affairs?
(a) By implanting a miniature baby in his girlfriends.
(b) By treating women in the hospital.
(c) By performing abortions for women.
(d) By taking a nurse out to dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator describe as an "atrocity-producing" situation?

2. Which war does Tod Friendly protest?

3. Whom does John Young date?

4. What is Tod Friendly's job?

5. Where would Odilo Unverdorben stay in Italy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe John Young/Hamilton de Souza/Odilo Unverdorben's feelings about fleeing to America after the war.

2. How does the narrator experience Tod's kindness to children?

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

4. How does the narrator feel about the change from America to Europe?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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