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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the wild story Macha first tells Fillmore?
(a) That the studio was refusing to release her film.
(b) That her lover had left her for another actress.
(c) That her family in Russia were in danger of being shot.
(d) That she had thrown herself in the Seine after her film career stalled.

2. What does Henry believe must go along with ideas?
(a) Politics
(b) Action
(c) Philosophy
(d) Religion

3. At the blonde woman's apartment, what feeling does Henry have when she goes to see her sick mother?
(a) He thinks the woman is holding out for more money.
(b) He decides to leave and never come back.
(c) He feels that he is in some kind of drama that will be in the morning papers.
(d) He fears that some kind of scam is being pulled on him.

4. Who used to call Henry a great human being?
(a) Mona
(b) Collins
(c) Boris
(d) Tania

5. What is the story the blonde woman tells Henry through her tears?
(a) She says she is being blackmailed.
(b) She says her daughter is in the hsopital.
(c) She says she has recently buried her child.
(d) She says she is about to be evicted from her rooms.

6. What is it in Irene's expensive hotel that makes Henry think about Van Norden?
(a) The revolving door
(b) Seeing a prostitute he had once pointed out ot Henry
(c) A young virgin coming in as he is going out
(d) All the rich Englishwomen there

7. What is Henry's behavior just before he leaves the blonde woman's room?
(a) He gets very angry that she left him there alone.
(b) He listens for her return and takes back the money he gave her.
(c) He becomes panicky thinking she has gone for the police.
(d) He takes his time putting his clothes back on.

8. Why does Van Norden not want to go to the Dome?
(a) He does not like the decor.
(b) He owes too much money there.
(c) He was there only last night.
(d) He is tired of going to the Dome.

9. What does Henry say Van Norden tracks down like a sleuth?
(a) Cheap prostitutes
(b) Rich women
(c) Virgins
(d) Married women

10. What does Henry think will happen to the world if someone really writes his true thoughts and experiences?
(a) The world will only sigh and go to sleep.
(b) The world will reawaken.
(c) The world will destruct.
(d) The world will g on turning.

11. How does Henry make a little extra money while he is at Fillmore's place?
(a) He sells some of the pornographic pictures he posed for.
(b) He pawns things Fillmore would probably not miss.
(c) Occasionally Carl comes by with a writing assignment he does not want to do himself.
(d) He does more nude modeling for Swift.

12. What does Henry have to tone down on his new job?
(a) His vocabulary
(b) His singing
(c) His style of dressing
(d) His looking for free meals

13. How is Henry surprised by the blonde woman's action in bed?
(a) He is amazed that she refuses to remove her kimono.
(b) He fears that she is going to substitute her mother in the bed.
(c) He cannot believe how accomplished she is.
(d) He is startled when she reaches up and turns out the lights.

14. One place has a good room but why does he not take it?
(a) It is too far away from the places he likes to walk in the evenings.
(b) It is too near Sylvester's apartment and he wants to be far away.
(c) To get to his room he would have to pass through a blind man's room.
(d) He suspects it has bedbugs and fleas, although he never saw them.

15. At three o'clock in the morning, what is going on in Fillmore's apartment?
(a) Henry and Fillmore are deep in metaphysical discussion.
(b) Henry and Fillmore have both fallen asleep with their clothes on.
(c) Henry and Fillmore have two naked trollops romping on the floor.
(d) Macha wakes them up to get her things out of the apartment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henry say he knows about in the same way he knows about slaughterhouses and morgues?

2. Why is Henry writing letters to Irene?

3. How is Henry greeted by Macha when he first meets her?

4. What does Henry say is the worst writing job he undertook?

5. How long does it take before Irene agrees to meet Carl in her hotel?

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