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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Martin?
(a) Dag's father.
(b) Dag's former boss.
(c) Dag's mentor.
(d) Dag's brother.

2. What does Andy say his parents are terrified of in Chapter 14?
(a) The future.
(b) Ghosts.
(c) A.I.D.S.
(d) Nuclear war.

3. Where does Dag call Andy from in Chapter 12?
(a) A grocery store.
(b) Prison.
(c) Nevada.
(d) New York City.

4. What kind of magazine does Andy work at in Japan?
(a) A cooking magazine.
(b) A home decorating magazine.
(c) A teenybopper magazine.
(d) A technology magazine.

5. What does Andy slip into Dag's drink in Chapter 13?
(a) Tranquilizers.
(b) LSD.
(c) Ice.
(d) Laxatives.

6. What is Claire's surname?
(a) Barton.
(b) Baxter.
(c) Bailey.
(d) Bentley.

7. Which of the following is not a smell that Andy associates with Milan?
(a) Diesel.
(b) Roses.
(c) Cinnamon.
(d) Citrus.

8. In Chapter 12, what does Otis equate suburban houses to?
(a) Progress.
(b) Fear of individual thought.
(c) Shopping malls.
(d) Milk cartons.

9. What does Claire have on her back?
(a) Tattoos.
(b) Moles.
(c) Scars.
(d) Freckles.

10. What is Dag's surname?
(a) Bentingstein.
(b) Bellinghausen.
(c) Bellingham.
(d) Beddingston.

11. As Andy recalls in Chapter 4, after Dag won their bet, what did he do with the money?
(a) Dag gave it back.
(b) Dag bought Andy dinner.
(c) Dag put it in the bank.
(d) Dag ate it.

12. What does Andy recall happened to Claire's father at the resort pool?
(a) He hits on the lifeguard.
(b) He is punched by another patron.
(c) He slips and cracks his head.
(d) He has a heart attack.

13. What sickness does Buck come down with?
(a) Chronic fatigue syndrome.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Space poisoning.
(d) Infection from a stab wound.

14. What does Claire do for a living when she and Andy meet?
(a) Garment-buying.
(b) She was a barmaid.
(c) She was a tour guide.
(d) She was a teacher.

15. When Mr Takamichi and Andy are having sake together, what question does he ask Andy?
(a) What Andy is most thankful for.
(b) What Andy believes the purpose of life is.
(c) What his impressions of Japan are.
(d) What is the most valuable thing Andy owns.

Short Answer Questions

1. Reading a passage from the diaries of which artist inspired Andy to exercise?

2. In Chapter 10, what does Andy say is a recurring theme in Dag's stories?

3. In Chapter 12, who is said to have disappeared the day after the picnic?

4. Where do Andy and Dag work?

5. In Chapter 4, what bet does Andy recall Dag making with him one night at work?

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