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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Matt and Nick's mother not want Matt to do while NIck is in Staatsburg?
(a) Smoking drugs.
(b) Gambling.
(c) Staying out late.
(d) Drinking.

2. Which main character is Jason Varover married to?
(a) Marian.
(b) Lainey.
(c) Janet.
(d) Klara.

3. Why do Nick and Amy travel to Mexico in July 1959?
(a) To get a divorce.
(b) To escape jail.
(c) For a holiday.
(d) To get an abortion.

4. Which of the following celebrities are watching Lenny Bruce in Mister Kelly's?
(a) Hugh Hefner.
(b) Donald Trump.
(c) Bobby Kennedy.
(d) Paris Hilton.

5. Who does Nick take to his room in this section?
(a) Marian.
(b) Donna.
(c) Sims.
(d) Jesse.

6. What character in part four has just turned 54?
(a) Marian.
(b) Matt.
(c) Klara.
(d) Nick.

7. Why is Manx feeling guilty at the end of this section?
(a) He overcharged for it.
(b) He sold him a fake and kept the real one.
(c) He has spent all the money he received for the baseball.
(d) He has to explain the loss of the ball to his son.

8. Who tells Nick about the extent of the power failure in New York?
(a) A waiter.
(b) A barman.
(c) A barmaid.
(d) A taxi driver.

9. What is happening in August 1964?
(a) A Wall Street demonstration.
(b) A Vietnam demonstration.
(c) A murder investigation.
(d) A civil rights demonstration.

10. What does Lenny Bruce ridicule in his routine in this section?
(a) The Vietnam War.
(b) Dinner parties.
(c) Dating.
(d) After parties.

11. What does the refuge Matt and Janet visit border?
(a) A weapons testing range.
(b) A golf driving range.
(c) Canada.
(d) Mexico.

12. What does Lundy buy from the souvenir baseball shop?
(a) A baseball.
(b) A baseball cap.
(c) A baseball bat.
(d) Baseball cards.

13. Why does Klara say when can't marry Miles?
(a) She wants someone with whom she could have a permanent relationship.
(b) He doesn't want children.
(c) He is always traveling.
(d) She loves him so much it is bound not to work.

14. Who does Nick drive around Arizona with?
(a) Marian.
(b) Phil.
(c) Amy.
(d) Klara.

15. Where does Klara meet her daughter for lunch?
(a) The Bronx.
(b) Greenwich Village.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Chelsea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What comedian does Nick watch on October 1962?

2. What is the name of the man Manx leaves the bar with?

3. Why does Marian say she is crying in this section?

4. What is Rosemary doing while she talks to Matt?

5. What do Lundy and his wife do when the get back to their hotel?

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