View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Benny and Rachel first meet?
(a) At his mother's house.
(b) At a party.
(c) At a diving event.
(d) After she almost runs him over outside the restaurant.

2. What is the painting that Gaucho is looking at when he is caught?
(a) The Scream.
(b) The Night Watchman.
(c) The Drinker.
(d) Birth of Venus.

3. Who calls Benny's name on the loudspeaker at the bus station?
(a) Mary.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Pig.
(d) Paola.

4. What is the name of the man who has a proclivity for young girls that latches on to Porpentine?
(a) Pig Hood.
(b) Benny Profane.
(c) Maxwell Rowley-Bugge.
(d) Jonas Smith.

5. What is the name of the dentist who treats Stencil?
(a) Dudley Eigenvalue.
(b) Strangelove.
(c) Schoenmaker.
(d) Winsome.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Evan Godolphin go to visit in April 1899?

2. What does Rachel do that Benny is afraid of?

3. On the last night before he leaves the Catskills, what does Benny see Rachel doing when he goes to talk to her?

4. By his apparent lack of interest in other women, what does Profane reveal?

5. Why does Profane leave Angel and the rest of the crew?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Benny meet on the subway and who do they introduce him to?

2. What happens to the Birth of Venus painting in Chapter 7?

3. Describe Waldetar.

4. Describe the Sailor's Grave.

5. Why does Stencil go to the dentist and what does he discover?

6. What happens when Benny goes to the ferry and meets Paola?

7. How does Dr. Schoenmaker view Esther in Chapter 4?

8. What is Herbert Stencil's purpose?

9. Describe Benny Profane in Chapter 1.

10. Who are the two Englishmen at the cafe in Egypt that a waiter overhears talking about Victoria Wren?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 737 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample