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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Profane and a talking machine compare the stack of junk cars at the dump to?
(a) Children's toys.
(b) The bodies of Jews at the concentration camps after World War II.
(c) Mass destruction.
(d) A pile of cookies.

2. Where does Kurt Mondaugen work?
(a) Yoyodyne Inc.
(b) Space/Time Employment Agency.
(c) Owl Tavern.
(d) Futuristic Records.

3. Where is Fausto Maijstral in Chapter 11?
(a) Italy.
(b) Malta.
(c) Portugal.
(d) Greece.

4. Who does the dentist introduce Stencil to in Chapter 8?
(a) Bloody Chiclitz.
(b) His wife.
(c) Mildred.
(d) Rachel.

5. Who are the people at the musician's home who are looking at a painting of a cheese danish and a tree?
(a) Eigenvalue, Scholom, and Tom.
(b) Ruby, Slab, and Esther.
(c) John, Jacob, and Mary.
(d) Benny, Paola, and Pig.

6. Who acts like a mother towards Esther, concerned about her welfare and her decisions in Chapter 12?
(a) Mafia.
(b) Fina.
(c) Paola.
(d) Rachel.

7. What kind of relationship does the mysterious woman and the ballerina develop soon after their meeting in Chapter 14?
(a) Lovers.
(b) Enemies.
(c) Friends.
(d) Sisters.

8. What does Rachel tell Profane that he must convince Esther to do or not do?
(a) To not travel with Benny.
(b) To not have a child.
(c) To not have an abortion.
(d) To not drive.

9. Why is Stencil afraid of going to Malta?
(a) He hates the sun.
(b) He is afraid of traveling by boat.
(c) He has bad dreams about the place.
(d) His father died there and he may find V.

10. When Mondaugen is looking for a power source for his antennas, what or who does he find in the basement of the expatriate's house?
(a) A stash of money.
(b) A chest full of diamonds.
(c) A fridge full of marijuana.
(d) A native who has been whipped.

11. What does Rachel ask Benny Profane's help in procuring that he suggests she borrow from Winsome?
(a) A key.
(b) A shoe.
(c) A car.
(d) An alibi.

12. What does Rachel say that Profane is too wrapped up in that will prevent him from truly loving a woman?
(a) Memories.
(b) The idea of himself as a schlemihl.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Alcohol.

13. When Pig gets involved with an airline stewardess, what does he run out of?
(a) Money.
(b) Desire.
(c) Energy.
(d) Contraceptives.

14. What is V's fear about the ballerina?
(a) That she will get caught up in fame and forget her.
(b) That her feet will give out.
(c) That she will become conceited.
(d) That she will lose her strength.

15. When Stencil and Profane break into Eigenvalue's office, what do they steal?
(a) False teeth.
(b) Diamonds.
(c) Keys.
(d) Drugs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of closure does Benny have about his previous life in New York City?

2. Who go to a party in Washington D.C. for the weekend in Chapter 14?

3. In his letter, what does Fausto Maijstral say about himself?

4. How does Fausto Maijstral refer to himself after the birth of his child and the beginning of war?

5. Who works at Benny's place of employment?

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