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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Travis head to?
(a) The foothills of the Santa Ana mountains
(b) The Rocky Mountains
(c) The foothills
(d) The Santa Ana mountains

2. Who was Nora Devon afraid of?
(a) The Electrician
(b) The Grim Reaper
(c) The Cable guy
(d) The TV repairman

3. Which word best describes Nora Devon?
(a) Opinionated
(b) Meek
(c) Cruel
(d) Violent

4. What did Travis think he was doing?
(a) Misreading his mother's emotions
(b) Misreading his girlfriends intentions
(c) Attributing human intelligence to a dog
(d) Attributing canine intelligence to people

5. How old is Travis Cornell?
(a) Twenty-six
(b) Thirty-six
(c) Twenty-eight
(d) Thirty-eight

6. What made Nora happy?
(a) Thinking of Travis
(b) Thinking of getting out of town
(c) Thinking of Einstein and drinking
(d) Thinking of Art

7. Who does Vince suspect he is working for?
(a) The Iraquis
(b) The Soviets
(c) The Chinese
(d) The Columbians

8. What seemed to be the most extraordinary thing about the dog's intelligence?
(a) The dog is so much more intelligent than any other
(b) Not only was it intelligent, but self aware
(c) It got increasingly intelligent as time went on
(d) The dog is unerringly stupid

9. What does he name the dog?
(a) Charles
(b) Houdini
(c) Siegfried
(d) Einstein

10. What kind of job does Travis suggest Einstein do?
(a) Seeing eye dog
(b) Work as a sled dog in Alaska
(c) Work as a police dog
(d) Work on a biscuit manufacturing line

11. What vow did Nora make to herself?
(a) Not to become a recluse
(b) To make a friend
(c) To lose her virginity
(d) To leave the house

12. What did Nora think about Einstein as a dog?
(a) He is abnormally energetic and sweet
(b) He is fiercely territorial
(c) He is very affectionate and inquisitive
(d) He is unusually alert and inquisitive

13. Where was Wes' head?
(a) In the sink stuck onto the pump
(b) In the garbage can
(c) In the bathroom on the toilet
(d) In the kitchen on a plate

14. What did the dog bring to Travis that startled him?
(a) A squeeky toy he hadn't bought
(b) A severed hand
(c) A newspaper
(d) A beer

15. How many times does Einstein ring the bell?
(a) Two
(b) Four
(c) Three
(d) One

Short Answer Questions

1. What met Travis in the wilderness?

2. What did the dog make on the floor?

3. What soothes Nora?

4. What kind of dog food did Travis buy?

5. What does Vince decide to go after himself?

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