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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. Which of the following does Supercargo call the narrator?
(a) Frank Sinatra.
(b) Dean Martin.
(c) Sammy Davis, Jr.
(d) Peter Lawford.

2. For which of the following is Nigel auditioning?
(a) The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid.
(b) The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.
(c) Chicago.
(d) The Musical Life of Cletus Prufrock Morris.

3. Which of the following adjectives does the narrator apply to Nigel?
(a) Derridean.
(b) Proustian.
(c) Faustian.
(d) Foucaultian.

4. By which of the following does Polaire call Tyrod?
(a) Le Chat Noir.
(b) Le Cannibale Noir.
(c) Le Géant Noir.
(d) L’homme Noir.

5. To which of the following does the narrator compare the Tiko?
(a) A toilet.
(b) A garbage can.
(c) A sewer.
(d) A burn-pile.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the name of a tour character at Shanksted?

2. In which of the following facilities does the narrator note his father had been held?

3. To which of the following does the narrator compare the fabric in the trees at Shanksted?

4. To which of the following does the narrator compare Penny?

5. To which of the following does the narrator compare Dred Douglas?

Short Essay Questions

1. What inspirations does the narrator cite for his dancing at Octavia’s mansion?

2. How does Jo Jo describe Polaire to the narrator when he first meets her?

3. What incident leads to the acknowledgement that Nigel is the best cook among himself, Penny, and the narrator?

4. What problems does the narrator note in the Shanksted map?

5. What prompts Nigel’s retreat into the art-supply closet at his school?

6. What does the narrator recall of Tyrod’s life with his son?

7. What reason does the narrator give for misliking going to court, despite his skill therein?

8. What is the basic plan the narrator and Jo Jo have to get material for Octavia’s campaign?

9. What conditions does Penny attempt to impose on the narrator for traveling to the company retreat with him?

10. What after-school activities is Nigel involved in at the beginning of the novel?

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