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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 does Russ Hodges interview the players?
(a) On the diamond.
(b) In the car lot.
(c) In the commentary box.
(d) In the clubhouse.

2. What is the name of the Giant's manager?
(a) Leo Durocher.
(b) Dieter Bruegel.
(c) Russ Hodges.
(d) Bill Waterson.

3. What is the name of the Bruegel painting Hoover sees in the magazine?
(a) The Execution.
(b) Looking Inside.
(c) Dark Nights.
(d) The Triumph of Death.

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

5. How does Nick daughter's life change in this section?
(a) She finds a job.
(b) She has a baby.
(c) She gets married.
(d) She buys a house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Nick's son?

2. What baseball team does Nick support?

3. What does Cotter need a note for?

4. Who does Nick want to read about in Time Magazine?

5. Which character is Marian having an affair with?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who does Nick say Brian believes he is?

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

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

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

7. What did Marian always want Nick to talk about?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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