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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. What does Einstein do to voice his displeasure?
(a) Tries to bite Travis
(b) Pees on the carpet
(c) Barks incessantly
(d) Pees on the bed

2. How old is Garrison Dilworth?
(a) Sixty five
(b) Sixty
(c) Seventy
(d) Seventy-one

3. Why did they settle down close to where the Outsider could find them?
(a) They liked the area
(b) To hasten the encounter and kill it
(c) To confuse it
(d) To mislead the cops

4. What did Travis not want Einstein to be aware of or frightened by?
(a) His dismal attitude
(b) The fact that he thought that Einstein wasn't going to recover
(c) His tears
(d) That Keene was going to turn him in

5. What was the one fantasy that both the Outsider and the Dog had enjoyed while at Banodyne?
(a) The Swan Princess
(b) Donald Duck
(c) Mickey Mouse
(d) The Ugly Duckling

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Vince dream about?

2. What does the expression, "sound as a dollar" mean?

3. What does Jim Keene tell Travis and Nora he is trying to do?

4. Who does Garrison Dilworth meet up with?

5. What possessed Garrison Dilworth to play hero?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Garrison get past the cops?

2. Why was it that Lem couldn't tolerate failure?

3. How did Nora teach Einstein to communicate and what did she learn from this communication?

4. What was the purpose(s) of helping Dr. Keene with his practice?

5. What is the difference in the way Walt perceives the thoughts of the Dog and the Outsider?

6. What are the effects of second stage distemper and why does Travis fear it so?

7. What all had occurred on the day that Einstein said was going to be a "bad day?"

8. How was teaching Einstein having a beneficial effect on Nora?

9. What is significant about Nora and how does Travis feel?

10. Why are the agents responsible for monitoring Garrison and Della's conversation hesitant?

(see the answer keys)

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