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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 God do to test Job's faithfulness to him?
(a) He does not talk to Job for a year.
(b) Smacks Mrs. Job in the head with a polo mallet.
(c) Eats all Job's favorite ice cream.
(d) Has Job arrested for tax fraud.

2. As a reward for catching the blackmailer, what does Kaiser do?
(a) Goes out dancing with the call-girls.
(b) Has a celebratory dinner with Word.
(c) Look up an old account named Gloria.
(d) Buys himself a new hat.

3. What is Word Babcock's line of work?
(a) Joy-buzzer manufacturer
(b) Pizza delivery man.
(c) Toilet paper factory manager.
(d) Bus driver.

4. According to Allen, why is a sit-down strike effective?
(a) Because people are making an obstacle of themselves.
(b) Because no one is at work.
(c) Because all the seats are now taken.
(d) Because the lawmakers hate seeing crowds of sitters.

5. What does Hedvig offer to do at the end of "I Prefer to Yodel"?
(a) She offers to sing a yodel.
(b) She offers to make Thanksgiving dinner.
(c) She offers to mow the lawn.
(d) She offers to wash everyones shorts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the old battle-ax vigilante Kleinman has?

2. Where does the title of this collection of stories come from?

3. How much does Gina charge Kleinman for kissing her?

4. What is the name of Dorf's brother?

5. How does Sigmund kill himself?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Natasha in the ballet "Dmitri"?

2. What are some of the worries or anxieties that Woody shares in the opening section of the book?

3. Who is Albert Sykes and what is his psychic phenomenon?

4. What is Sigmund's relationship with Justine and Yvette?

5. What does the shepherd find in the caves and what do experts think of this discovery?

6. What is Anna and what does she discuss with Kleinman?

7. What happens to Klavar Akdal in "I Prefer to Yodel"?

8. Who is Lovborg and his women? Who are his women supposed to symbolize?

9. Why does Berte kill herself?

10. What does Kleinman learn about the killer as he speaks to him? What does Kleinman suggest to the killer?

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