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

2. What collapses on Evan as he tries to leave the building?
(a) The door.
(b) The box.
(c) His lungs.
(d) Stairs.

3. Who does Benny meet on the subway in New York?
(a) A hungry child.
(b) A crazy hobo.
(c) Tolito, Jose and Kook.
(d) A waif.

4. Who does Waldetar see crying?
(a) Victoria Wren.
(b) Mildred Wren.
(c) Hugo.
(d) Profane.

5. Where does Waldetar work as a conductor?
(a) The Egyptian opera.
(b) The Siberian railroad.
(c) The British Philharmonic society.
(d) The Alexandria and Cairo express train.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Evan Godolphin think of Vheissu?

2. What is the name of the record executive's wife?

3. What is V.'s strange reaction to the riots at the embassy that Evan notices and seems to understand?

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

5. Which member of the Whole Sick Crew does Rachel sometimes date?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Rachel have a desire for that all the other members of the Whole Sick Crew appear to lack?

3. Describe Benny Profane in Chapter 1.

4. Why does Esther fall in love with her plastic surgeon?

5. What is the disturbing discovery that Profane makes about Fina?

6. What is Fairing's Parish and how did it get its name?

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

8. How is the apathy of the Whole Sick Crew evident in Winsome's behavior?

9. What does the reader learn about V. in Chapter 3?

10. What is Vheissu?

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