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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. For whom does Henry do some ghost writing?
(a) A german he met through Elsa
(b) A Russian art dealer
(c) The owner of the Dome
(d) A Jewish fur merchant

2. How does the reader know how angry the priest is?
(a) He chases Henry and Fillmore outside, shaking his fist.
(b) The veins pop out on his temples.
(c) He is jumping up and down just outside the door.
(d) He shouts surses at Henry and Fillmore.

3. What does Van Norden call everyone?
(a) George
(b) Scumbag
(c) Joe
(d) Prick

4. What kind of work is Henry doing that is not very creative?
(a) Writing jingles
(b) Book binding
(c) Making ad layouts
(d) Proofreading

5. Why does Van Norden insist that his teeth are all rotten?
(a) Because his dentist is incompetent
(b) Because of the water in Paris
(c) Because of the bread in France
(d) Because he lost his toothbrush

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henry do after Fillmore leaves for work in the mornings?

2. What is Van Norden's objection to French girls?

3. How does Henry see what he calls the inhuman race of artists?

4. What does Henry believe must go along with ideas?

5. Where do Henry and Tania go that he has never been before?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Henry start out to spend his last night in Paris before going to Dijon?

2. How do both Fillmore and Henry appear to be gullible?

3. What is the one thing that makes Van Norden's dump of a hotel acceptable?

4. What is it about Boris that Henry can never quite understand?

5. Explain how Henry compares Paris to a whore.

6. Why is Fillmore so late in inviting Henry to move in with him?

7. Describe Henry's feelings when he has placed himself on a budget.

8. Why does Kruger evict Henry from his studio?

9. Describe the scene when Yvette comes in drunk and half naked to Jimmie's bar.

10. What is the unfortunate condition at the University during the winter?

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