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

2. Who does Nick want to read about in Time Magazine?
(a) Klara Sax.
(b) Steffi Graf.
(c) Sister Alma Edgar.
(d) Boris Becker.

3. What drug does Marian prepare for herself in this section?
(a) Hashish.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) Heroin.
(d) Meth.

4. Who does Marian meet for lunch in chapter two?
(a) Jackie Gleason.
(b) Nick.
(c) Brian Glassic.
(d) Peter Sellars.

5. Where does Nick's daughter Lainie live?
(a) Phoenix.
(b) Miami.
(c) Tucson.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of company does Nick work for?

2. Why does Lundy think there were 20,000 empty seats at the Dodger Giants World Series game?

3. Who hits the home run for the Giants?

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

5. Who does Nick remember at the end of the chapter who has been dead for years?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did sister Edgar stop hitting kids?

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does Nick know Klara Sax?

8. How did Bobby Thompson's home run affect people?

9. Who was Albert Bronzini?

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

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