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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. Where is Marian driving to in chapter two?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Prescott.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) New York.

2. What is the name of Richard's friend?
(a) Phil.
(b) Ann.
(c) Bud.
(d) Jack.

3. Why can Sister Alma Edgar no longer teach?
(a) She is too old.
(b) She is too busy.
(c) She has lost her legs in an accident.
(d) She is too angry.

4. What does the woman do for a living?
(a) A car sales woman.
(b) A television journalist.
(c) An artist.
(d) A writer.

5. What message does Cotter have for his father?
(a) His mother wants a divorce.
(b) His friend Jack wants to meet him for a beer.
(c) His super wants to talk to him.
(d) HIs doctor has the results.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Condomology?

2. What does Hoover think of when he looks at the picture by Bruegel?

3. What is the name of the Bruegel painting Hoover sees in the magazine?

4. Which character is Marian having an affair with?

5. What does Rafferty tell Hoover?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was the Texas Highway Killer?

2. How did Nick's son change after the LA riots?

3. What does Nick think about meeting Klara after all these years?

4. Why is Nick upset with Marian before he leaves for work?

5. How does Jackie Gleason entertain members of the crowd?

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

7. Why does Mike think his mother should stay in New York?

8. Why does Nick say his mother likes Jackie Gleason so much?

9. Why does Nick have his mother's surname instead of his father's?

10. Why does Marian say she takes heroin?

(see the answer keys)

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