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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 the narrator in the section "Early Essays"?
(a) It is a literary critic.
(b) It is Allen's best childhood friend.
(c) It is Allen himself.
(d) It is an unnamed narrator.

2. Where does the title of this collection of stories come from?
(a) A thought in Woody's head.
(b) An old Charles Dickens novel.
(c) Lyrics of a Beatles song.
(d) A quote by Emily Dickinson.

3. What is the name of the old battle-ax vigilante Kleinman has?
(a) Craig.
(b) Black Knight.
(c) Anna.
(d) The Hammer.

4. Why does Word use Flossie's call-girl service?
(a) Because he is a lonely bachelor who just wants company.
(b) He does not care about the literature; he is in love with one of the call-girls.
(c) He is trying to brush up on his literary knowledge for a game show.
(d) For intellectual stimulation that his wife can't provide.

5. What does Berte do when she hears that Henrick has left for Oslo?
(a) She marries Jean Claude.
(b) She kills herself.
(c) She follows him.
(d) She retreats to Paris to suffer.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which of the essays is morality discussed?

2. What weapon does Flossie pull on Kaiser?

3. What form does Von Epps take before he abducts Yvette?

4. What letter does Woody know his girlfriend by?

5. What wrestling hold does Job get God into?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does God "test" job and why?

2. What advice does Allen offer in "On Frugality"?

3. What is the story of the young woman and the housefly in "The Predators"?

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

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

6. How does the author describe a sit-down strike and what warning do they give?

7. What does Kaiser find when he arrives at Hunter College Book Store?

8. In which essay does Allen touch on love and what does he say about is?

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

10. Who are Netta and Dorf and what do they represent?

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