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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time are Detectives Martin and Goldberg picking up Sherman?
(a) 6:00 am
(b) 9:00 am
(c) 7:30 am
(d) 12:00 pm

2. Who visits the Reverend Bacon at the beginning of Chapter 25?
(a) The Mayor
(b) Abe Weiss
(c) Peter Fallow
(d) Edward Fiske

3. Who does Sherman McCoy throw out of his condo at the end of the chapter?
(a) Sally Rawthrote
(b) Pollard Browning
(c) Tommy Killian
(d) Judy McCoy

4. What ethnicity are the two lawyers that Maria Ruskin has hired?
(a) Jewish
(b) Italian
(c) WASP
(d) Irish

5. What prominent component of the McCoy case is Larry Kramer trying to purchase?
(a) Germain Boll's love nest
(b) Sherman's Mercedes
(c) The tire fromt he ramp
(d) The McCoy condo

6. What culturally insensitive term does the mayor's assistant use to describe a common event on his calendar?
(a) Plaques for blacks
(b) Yellow fever
(c) Yids and their kids
(d) Black Irish coffee

7. That is the topic of Arthur Ruskin's story in Chapter 144?
(a) A plane landing
(b) A corporate merger
(c) A prolonged taxi ride
(d) An Italian prostitute

8. What does Tommy Killian warn Sherman will likely happen in court the next day?
(a) The press will be let into the courtroom
(b) Maria will testify against him
(c) The DA will seek a bail increase
(d) The jury will enter deliberations

9. To what sum does Kramer attempt to raise Sherman's bail?
(a) 100,000 dollars
(b) 400,000 dollars
(c) No bail
(d) 250,000 dollars

10. What annoys Shelly Thomas about her date with Kramer?
(a) Having to kiss him at the end of the night
(b) Having to order such a small dinner
(c) Having to avoid looking at the sweat stains on his shirt
(d) Having to hear about the case all night

11. Which of the following is not a charge that Sherman will be facing?
(a) Manslaughter
(b) Failure to report an accident
(c) Reckless endangerment
(d) Leaving the scene of an accident

12. Whom does Reverend Bacon claim the Sherman McCoy is smearing?
(a) Annie Lamb
(b) Roland Auburn
(c) Reverend Bacon
(d) Henry Lamb

13. What important piece of information does Kovitsky neglect to mention in his dismissal of the McCoy indictment?
(a) His apologies to Sherman McCoy for his trouble
(b) Permission for Sherman McCoy to leave
(c) The existence of the exonerating recording
(d) The DAs leave to represent the case in the future

14. On what day of the week does Chapter 19 take place?
(a) Wednesday
(b) Friday
(c) Monday
(d) Sunday

15. Why does Maria lash out at Sherman at the end of their meeting?
(a) She discovers his wire
(b) She feels he no longer loves her
(c) He insists she is guilty
(d) He berates her for her affair with Chirazzi

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the only person that calls Sherman with condolences who is not in his family?

2. After Kramer informs Maria of her new involvement in the Henry Lamb case, what part of her body perceptively quivers?

3. What makes Larry Kramer intensely nervous on his second date with Shelly Thomas?

4. Who is suing Sherman McCoy's real estate agent at the end of the novel?

5. Where does Fallow dine with Arthur Ruskin?

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