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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. What does Sherman McCoy do before going to work in Chapter 3?
(a) Calls Maria back
(b) Takes his Mercedes to the mechanic
(c) Walks Campbell to the bus
(d) Eats a large breakfast

2. What does Kramer see as he approaches the Bronx in Chapter 13?
(a) Shelly Thomas with another ADA
(b) A car accident
(c) A demonstration
(d) An unloading of defendants

3. What is Shelly Thomas' actual ethnicity?
(a) Greek
(b) Italian
(c) Jewish
(d) Polish

4. Why is Fallow in pain when he arrived at the office?
(a) He has been mugged
(b) He has the flu
(c) He is hung over
(d) He had his wisdom teeth removed

5. What food does Judy McCoy use as a metaphor for Sherman's work?
(a) Cake
(b) Potatoes
(c) Chicken
(d) Donuts

Short Answer Questions

1. What embarrassing thing happens to the landlord as he waits for Germaine Boll to return?

2. How do the McCoys arrive at the society function at the beginning of Chapter 15?

3. What newspaper does Sherman McCoy read in the bathroom stall of Pierce and Pierce?

4. What does Sherman promise Tommy Killian he will do?

5. What other group of activists show solidarity with Reverend Bacon?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sherman McCoy have to go to the toilet at his firm to read the newspaper?

2. Describe the protest in Chapter 13.

3. Describe Maria Ruskin.

4. What does Sherman discover in the papers in Chapter 14?

5. How does Annie Lamb's situation make her cooperation with the police difficult?

6. What concerns Sherman McCoy about taking Martin and Goldberg to his garage?

7. How does Tommy Killian explain the criminal justice system to Sherman in Chapter 17?

8. What realities does Tommy Killian elucidate for Sherman?

9. What transformation occurs in Fallow's outlook on life during this chapter?

10. Why is the Herbert 92X trial becoming overblown at the Bronx courthouse?

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