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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. Why does Amadeus move his family back to his childhood home?
(a) To pay it off.
(b) To turn it into an asylum.
(c) To save money.
(d) Because his wife is insane.

2. Who wrote the books that are blamed for the nightmares one of the characters has when they move into the old house?
(a) William Faulkner.
(b) A.A. Milne.
(c) Anne Frank.
(d) Lewis Carroll.

3. What is the hero told that the noise is that he hears while talking on the phone?
(a) A blade sharpening.
(b) A woman who is scared.
(c) A pencil sharpener.
(d) A grave for him being prepared.

4. With whom does Amadeus get to play chess in Europe?
(a) Lesli Crowburg.
(b) Aleister Crowley.
(c) Alexis Cross.
(d) Alex Trebeq.

5. Who speaks to the story's hero on the phone, demanding to speak to the hero in person?
(a) Harvey Dent.
(b) The Joker.
(c) Mr. Cavendish.
(d) The commissioner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who implies that the hero might have an intimate relationship with his own sidekick?

2. What is the sky signal used to call the hero?

3. What is the quantity of the gift given to Amadeus by his wife for Christmas?

4. Who says they smell excrement on the floor of the asylum?

5. What does the matter in the ill woman's mouth symbolize?

Short Essay Questions

1. Briefly describe the mentality of the Joker and his opening joke while on the phone with the hero.

2. Discuss the dual personality of Harvey Dent.

3. What is the final demand the inmates make when they take over the asylum?

4. Explain the therapy being used to help cure Harvey Dent.

5. Briefly discuss the dual personality of the hero.

6. Were the asylum administrator and psychotherapist hostages? Explain why or why not.

7. What role does the setting of this novel have on its theme?

8. What does the slap on the hero's rear indicate when he enters into the asylum? Who slaps him?

9. How does Arkham see his drive to turn the family house into an asylum?

10. What does the sound of Harriet's clock symbolize when Arkham walks in and finds his wife and daughter dead?

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