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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 17, Through p. 458,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Thaxter have to tell Charlie when they meet in the Palm Court?
(a) He is canceling his going-away party on the ship.
(b) He is moving to Texas for good.
(c) He is in love with Renata.
(d) He has signed a contract for the dictator book.

2. Who does Humboldt want to play the role of Zane Bigoulis?
(a) Dick Van Dyke.
(b) Gene Wilder.
(c) Elias Kazan.
(d) Zero Mostel.

3. What problem is the main character in Section I of "Treatment" having?
(a) Writer's block.
(b) He is going bald.
(c) A sick father.
(d) He cannot have children.

4. What is Renata upset about missing so Charlie could go to Coney Island to get a worthless outline?
(a) La Scala in Europe.
(b) A night out in New York City.
(c) A trip on Le France.
(d) An opportunity to see the movie, Deep Throat.

5. Who is Harold Flonzaley?
(a) The judge in the divorce case.
(b) Denise's new boyfriend.
(c) Denise's lawyer.
(d) Renata's undertaker suitor.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Humboldt and Kathleen visit Charlie after Humboldt had just given a reading at Yale, what does Kathleen intimate to Charlie she plans to do?

2. Who has Humboldt based his "Treatment" on?

3. Where does Humboldt refuse to go and lecture in 1952?

4. Why does George Swiebel believe Renata tells Charlie she is searching for her father?

5. How does Charlie assume Denise finds out that he and Renata plan to leave the country?

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