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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 is the name of the Jackie Gleason program Nick's mother likes to watch?
(a) The Moonies.
(b) Friendly Neighbors.
(c) I Love Lucy.
(d) The Honeymooners.

2. What does Rafferty tell Hoover?
(a) The President has been killed.
(b) The Germans have built a wall across Berlin.
(c) The Russians have tested a nuclear bomb.
(d) The Cubans have declared war.

3. How does Cotter Martin get into the Giants Dodger game?
(a) Climbs over a wall.
(b) Jumps over the turnstiles.
(c) Tunnels under a wall.
(d) Goes through a gap in the fence.

4. Which city is Nick flying to in chapter nine?
(a) Miami.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Phoenix.
(d) Houston.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following characters collects baseball memorabilia?

2. What is Condomology?

3. What does Alma do at the Friary?

4. What has Marvin hired people to examine in order to find out what happened to the baseball?

5. Where does Nick's daughter Lainie live?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Marian react to Nick's fling with Donna?

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

4. What does this section say about the Texas Highway Killer?

5. How do Matt and Nick's views on their father differ?

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

7. Why does Marian say she takes heroin?

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

9. How does Nick know Klara Sax?

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

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