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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the woman in Chuckie's cockpit?
(a) Pippi Longstocking.
(b) Long Tall Sally.
(c) Jumping Jane.
(d) Brown Sugar.

2. Why did Nick spend time in a juvenile center?
(a) He robbed a store.
(b) He was caught with heroin.
(c) He beat up his father.
(d) He killed a man.

3. Why does Nick have to have dinner by candlelight in this section?
(a) His doctor has told him to keep away from bright lights.
(b) His date does not like bright lights.
(c) There is a blackout in New York City.
(d) The restaurant has forgotten to pay its electricity bills.

4. In which street is Carlo Strasser's New York apartment?
(a) West End Avenue.
(b) Fifth Avenue.
(c) Park Avenue.
(d) Amsterdam Avenue.

5. Why is it noisy when Marian is talking on the phone?
(a) She is having a party.
(b) Her neighbors are having a party.
(c) Students are protesting outside.
(d) Constructive workers are working in her building.

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

7. What does the super angrily call Manx in this section?
(a) A crim.
(b) A klepto.
(c) A thief.
(d) A sleazeball.

8. Who does Nick meet from grade school in chapter seven?
(a) Peter.
(b) Max.
(c) Jerry.
(d) Larry.

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

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

11. Who buys Manx's baseball?
(a) Chuckie Wainwright.
(b) Charlie Wainwright.
(c) Nick Shay.
(d) Marian Shay.

12. What does Matt want Janet to tell him?
(a) To travel around the world.
(b) To leave his job.
(c) To leave her.
(d) To move out with his mother.

13. In which state are Nick and Sims bar hopping through in this section?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Illinois.
(c) New York.
(d) California.

14. What is Albert talking to Klara about in this section?
(a) His meeting with Father Paulus.
(b) The Russian nuclear bomb.
(c) The World Series game.
(d) Matt and Nick Shay.

15. What are Hoover and his aide discussing in this section?
(a) Murder rates.
(b) Crime figures.
(c) Holiday destinations.
(d) Romancing women.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Klara say when can't marry Miles?

2. Who is Matt waiting for at Tucson airport?

3. What is the season in part four?

4. What does the refuge Matt and Janet visit border?

5. Who does Nick take to his room in this section?

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