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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 is Bee's father?
(a) Malcolm Hunt.
(b) Jack Gladney.
(c) Murray Siskind.
(d) Howard Waldrop.

2. What is happening to Heinrich's hair?
(a) It is growing long.
(b) It is turning gray.
(c) It is becoming curly.
(d) It is receding.

3. What is Heinrich's middle name?
(a) Adolf.
(b) Herbert.
(c) Gerhardt.
(d) Heinrich.

4. Who comes over to watch TV with some of the Gladney children?
(a) Tweedy.
(b) Eric.
(c) Howard.
(d) Murray.

5. Alfonse is an example of one of the academic emigres from where?
(a) Paris.
(b) Santa Barbara.
(c) New York.
(d) Montreal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Asian food does Bee offer to prepare?

2. At which college is the department located?

3. What is the relationship between Dana Breedlove and Jack.

4. What was Eric Massingale's former profession?

5. The closest airport to Blacksmith is near what city?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do they bring Wilder to the doctor in Chapter 16?

2. Why does Murray come over to watch television with the kids?

3. Characterize Heinrich in terms of the discussion about the rain he has with Jack. What does DeLillo want us to understand about him?

4. Describe the student body of the College-on-the-Hill.

5. Describe the family lunch the Gladneys eat, in terms of who attended, what they ate and what the mood was.

6. Describe what happens when Denise confronts Babette about the Dylar on the way to the mall.

7. What kind of exercise does Babette do? Does Jack join in?

8. What does Babette look like?

9. What is the mood of the family when they are shopping at the mall?

10. Describe the scene that opens the novel, in terms of setting, action and narration.

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