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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 is Captain Hugh Godolphin heading off to when Mondaugen meets him?
(a) India.
(b) An expedition to the South Pole.
(c) Belize.
(d) Greenland.

2. Who is the German woman with a fake eye that Mondaugen meets?
(a) Mia Spangenburg.
(b) Vera Meroving.
(c) Esther Franz.
(d) Gertrude Stein.

3. What kind of building is Fausto Maijstral in that he describes in his letter?
(a) One that was bombed during World War I.
(b) One with seven stories.
(c) One that houses dead people.
(d) One that sells cars.

4. 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 native who has been whipped.
(c) A chest full of diamonds.
(d) A fridge full of marijuana.

5. When Winsome comes back to his apartment, who does he find his wife is talking to?
(a) Mildred Wren.
(b) Benny Profane.
(c) Pig Bodine.
(d) Rachel Owlglass.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the police take Winsome after he jumps from the first floor into their net?

2. What is V's fear about the ballerina?

3. Who is dressed as a woman and steals the transmissions in Chapter 9?

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

5. Who does the dentist introduce Stencil to in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Benny is propositioned by Mafia, what does he do and what does it reveal about him?

2. How does V. appear in Chapter 9 and what does this say about her or her role?

3. How is Benny Profane's "yo-yo" behavior different from that of the Whole Sick Crew?

4. How does fate appear to intervene in the life of Benny Profane in Chapter 8?

5. Why is Fina leaving New York?

6. Why is Rachel worried about Esther?

7. What unfortunate accident occurs to Melanie L'Heuremandi?

8. What does Fausto Mijstral reveal in his letter to his daughter Paola?

9. Why is Stencil afraid to go to Malta?

10. What does Kurt Mondaugen witness in 1922 while in Africa?

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