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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 often does John Young work out?
(a) Sometimes.
(b) Never.
(c) Rarely.
(d) Frequently.

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

3. What color is the hospital, regardless of the season?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Green.
(c) Black.
(d) Gray.

4. Who is the narrator?
(a) The doctor who was Tod Friendly's mentor.
(b) A character from Tod Friendly's past.
(c) A voice in Tod Friendly's head.
(d) One of the doctors surrounding Tod Friendly at the beginning of the book.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens to Tod Friendly's body over time?

3. What does the narrator think Tod Friendly would do at the food store?

4. Where would John Young perform abortions on women?

5. What does the old man tell Tod Friendly after the narrator sees Tod drive his car away from the fire hydrant?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe how the narrator experiences driving.

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

6. How does John Young/Hamilton de Souza feel about his body?

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

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

9. Describe the narrator's mindset at the beginning of the novel.

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

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