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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where in their condo does Sherman tell Judy about his arrest?
(a) Parlor
(b) Dining Room
(c) Bedroom
(d) Library

2. When is Sherman going to be arrested?
(a) Immediately
(b) The next morning
(c) The end of the week
(d) That evening

3. Why does Judy insist that she and Sherman attend the di Duccis social event?
(a) Remaining in the condo all day is driving them mad
(b) They never once missed it
(c) He has to get his side of the story out
(d) Withdrawing from society implies guilt

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

5. Who calls Tommy Killian in Chapter 30 with news about the trial?
(a) Bernie Fitzgibbon
(b) Peter Fallow
(c) Layy Kramer
(d) Freddie Button

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

7. To whom does Sherman McCoy's new fortune not extend?
(a) Judy
(b) His father
(c) Pierce and Pierce
(d) Freddie Button

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

9. What does Sherman McCoy do in the courtroom at the end of the Epilogue?
(a) Laughs uncontrollably
(b) Flips the defense attorneys table
(c) Publicly apologizes to his wife
(d) Throws up a Black Power fist

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

11. Why does Sherman decide against telling Lopwitz about his infidelity?
(a) Lopwitz is a famous gossip
(b) Lopwitz probably already knows
(c) Lopwitz is related to Arthur Ruskin
(d) Lopwitz is a staunch puritan

12. Where does Sherman talk to Tommy Killian?
(a) At Killian's office
(b) At his desk
(c) In Lopwitz's office
(d) At a coffee shop in the Financial District

13. Which of the following people is not in Abe Weiss' office at the beginning of Chapter 29?
(a) Bernie Fitzgibbon
(b) Detective Goldberg
(c) Milt Lubell
(d) Larry Kramer

14. In what periodical is the Epilogue to the novel supposed to be written?
(a) The City Light
(b) Time Magazine
(c) The New York Daily News
(d) The New York Times

15. What shocks Sherman's father at the end of their conversation?
(a) That Sherman is getting arrested
(b) That Sherman had an affair
(c) That Sherman has hired an Irish lawyer
(d) That Sherman has not told Judy

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Sherman unhappy on the drive to the courthouse?

2. Where does Fallow dine with Arthur Ruskin?

3. What is the mayor's public position on the McCoy case?

4. According to Quigley, where is Maria Ruskin presently?

5. That is the topic of Arthur Ruskin's story in Chapter 144?

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