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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. What does Hoover think of when he looks at the picture by Bruegel?
(a) Drug abuse.
(b) The Russian bomb.
(c) The President.
(d) His wife.

2. Which of the following subjects do Richard and his friend talk about?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Pie throwing.
(d) Head trauma.

3. What is the cargo ship that has been sailing for two years carrying?
(a) Heroin.
(b) Nuclear explosives.
(c) Dead bodies.
(d) Toxic waste.

4. What does Richard give his father before he drives to his friend's house?
(a) Beer.
(b) Money.
(c) Medication.
(d) Dinner.

5. Why is Marian upset when Nick tries to talk to her?
(a) She is sleeping.
(b) She is trying to watch a film.
(c) She is reading.
(d) She is fixing her car.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which part of New York were Klara and Nick living when they were lovers?

2. What magazine does Edgar read in this section?

3. What does Nick stare at after his dream?

4. What do the nuns find for Ismael?

5. Where does Richard work?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way are the men in the bar Nick and Sims go to all hair?

2. Who does Nick say Brian believes he is?

3. Why did sister Edgar stop hitting kids?

4. Why does Nick think his mother should move to Phoenix?

5. What problems does Edgar Hoover have with his appearance?

6. What do people in Phoenix think about Nick's roots?

7. How does Nick know Klara Sax?

8. Why does Nick's wife like Nick's mother?

9. How are Nick and Klara's lives different?

10. How does Cotter get into the baseball game without paying?

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