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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. How does the narrator learn to make sense of what people say?
(a) He translates their words from another language.
(b) He reverses their words.
(c) He deciphers the code in which people speak.
(d) He reads their lips.

2. What does the narrator wish he could say to Irene?
(a) "You don't deserve to be happy."
(b) "Get away from me."
(c) "I'm true to you."
(d) "I'm sorry for cheating."

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

4. Where does the taxi cab take John Young after his night of drinking?
(a) To the basement apartment.
(b) To the Imperial Hotel.
(c) To the hospital.
(d) To his house.

5. What does the woman say after John Young bursts into her apartment after taking off all his clothes?
(a) "You don't want to know."
(b) "You jerk!"
(c) "My husband."
(d) "I love you."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tod Friendly dream about repeatedly?

2. What does John Young do for the man with a hole in his head?

3. How many servants does Hamilton de Souza have in the villa north of Redondo?

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

5. How does the narrator believe people are treated at crisis centers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator understand about sex?

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

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

4. How does the narrator experience Tod's relationship with food?

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

6. Does Tod Friendly/John Young seem to be a good person?

7. When is Tod Friendly/John Young happy?

8. How does the narrator understand language?

9. What is the key to substance for the narrator?

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

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