Dhalgren Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Dhalgren Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much is Kidd supposed to be paid for cleaning the apartment?
(a) $8/hour.
(b) $7/hour.
(c) $5/hour.
(d) $10/hour.

2. Where is Kidd finally dropped off?
(a) At a hotel in Bellona.
(b) A restaurant in Bellona.
(c) A bridge across the river from Bellona.
(d) Right inside of Bellona.

3. Did the Richards ever have any intention of paying Kidd?
(a) Yes, but they are devastated by Bobby's death.
(b) No, because they thought they could get him to work for nothing.
(c) Yes, but they lost their money in bad investments.
(d) No, because they have very little money.

4. Who does Kidd find in an apartment on the floor below the Richards' current apartment?
(a) Scorpions.
(b) Madame Brown.
(c) Lanya and the park commune people.
(d) Tak.

5. What do the women whom Kidd meets in Chapter 1 give him?
(a) A prism with stakes.
(b) Some clothes.
(c) A bladed orchid.
(d) A gun.

6. Does Mr. Richards actually work?
(a) He goes to a building were he used to work, but there is no other staff.
(b) Yes, he owns a whole company.
(c) Yes, but he is no longer an engineer.
(d) No, he lies about where he goes during the day.

7. Who helps to retrieve Bobby's body?
(a) The scorpions.
(b) Tak.
(c) June.
(d) Lanya.

8. Interestingly, who do many people think of as the only law enforcement in town?
(a) Tak.
(b) The scorpions.
(c) There is none.
(d) The black gangs.

9. When Mr. Richards arrives home, who is still with Mrs. Richards?
(a) Madame Brown and Kidd.
(b) No one.
(c) June and Kidd.
(d) Only Kidd.

10. Into what apartment will the Richards be moving?
(a) An apartment across town.
(b) An apartment across the street.
(c) An apartment on the 19th floor.
(d) An apartment on the top floor.

11. How does Mrs, Richards try to keep up appearances and thus become delusional?
(a) She acts as though all her old friends are still in the neighborhood.
(b) She pretends she will entertain her husband's business associates.
(c) She refuses to read current news articles.
(d) She cannot use the internet to understand what has happened.

12. Who does Kidd help to deliver papers on a paper route?
(a) George Harrison.
(b) Joaquin Faust.
(c) Roger Calkins.
(d) George Newboy.

13. As a child, what does Kidd remember being considered?
(a) Italian.
(b) Indian.
(c) Native American.
(d) British.

14. Has Kidd actually ever seriously thought about publishing his poems?
(a) Yes, he has been trying to sell his ideas for a while.
(b) No, because he does not think anyone would like them.
(c) No, they are just his way to express himself.
(d) Yes, but under a different name.

15. What is Tak's profession?
(a) Civil rights activist.
(b) Business owner.
(c) Shop owner.
(d) Engineer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kidd take from the downstairs apartment?

2. What does Mrs. Richards refuse to face about Bellona?

3. Why does Tak Loufer give the main character the name Kidd?

4. Why do the scorpions allow Kidd to tag along?

5. Who is the only person in Bellona who seems to read outside news?

(see the answer keys)

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