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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the person who went to Paris with Charlie want from Charlie?
(a) Charlie to write a new book.
(b) Ten percent of the take on the movie.
(c) A roll in the hay with Renata.
(d) A night alone with Kathleen.

2. Where does the final scene in the book take place?
(a) Coney Island.
(b) The pension in Madrid.
(c) Hollywood.
(d) A cemetery.

3. Charlie relates to Naomi the details of Demmie's death. When Charlie flies down to South America to look for Demmie's body, what is Charlie thinking as he sits with the pilot?
(a) "Let this plane crash, too."
(b) "What were Demmie's last thoughts?"
(c) "I wish I could fly the plan myself."
(d) "Demmie must still be alive."

4. What is Humboldt's gift?
(a) A treatment for a screenplay.
(b) A love letter from Kathleen.
(c) A pawn check for Oriental rugs.
(d) An Oldsmobile.

5. What happens to Roger while in Madrid?
(a) He gets the flu.
(b) Sr. Biferno claims him.
(c) He is kidnapped.
(d) He runs away.

6. What does Charlie buy on Wacker Drive?
(a) A tube.
(b) A plane ticket.
(c) A toy for his daughters.
(d) A bulb.

7. Who does Renata have with her when she arrives in Madrid?
(a) Renata's son, Roger.
(b) The Senora and Renata's son, Roger.
(c) The Senora.
(d) Sr. Biferno.

8. Why does Cantabile bring Charlie with him to visit Stronson?
(a) To pretend to be a hit man.
(b) For kicks.
(c) To impress Pierre.
(d) To watch Rinaldo threaten Stronson.

9. Who does the Stronson's receptionist turn out to be?
(a) Naomi Lutz's daughter.
(b) The Senora.
(c) Doris' father.
(d) Denise's travel agent.

10. What happens to Thaxter in Argentina?
(a) He runs into George and Naomi's son.
(b) He finds money in bilyrrium.
(c) He writes a new film script.
(d) He is supposedly kidnapped for ransom.

11. What film does Charlie discover has been made without authorization?
(a) The Treatment.
(b) Charlie's biography.
(c) The Antarctica Expedition.
(d) Humboldt's life story.

12. What does Renata end up taking from Charlie as she leaves The Oak Room?
(a) His wallet.
(b) His papers from Humboldt.
(c) The tip meant for the waiter.
(d) His shoe.

13. What does Charlie receive in the mail from Kathleen?
(a) The new movie script.
(b) A check.
(c) Another envelope from Humboldt.
(d) Just a letter.

14. How much does Charlie tell Renata he earned for his Trenck movie rights?
(a) $500,000.
(b) $10,000.
(c) $300,000.
(d) $1,000,000.

15. How does Charlie plan to come up with the seed money to get in on Julius's new venture?
(a) Follow up on some of Thaxter's ideas for essays in Europe.
(b) Call Kathleen for the money.
(c) Sell Humboldt's Treatment on his own.
(d) Ask Rinaldo for a loan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charlie tell Waldemar could be in the envelope Humboldt left for him?

2. What is Pierre's reason for not yet publishing an issue of The Ark?

3. Who comes to tell Charlie that Stronson has dropped the charges against him?

4. What news does Charlie get while having lunch in The Oak Room with Renata?

5. What does Charlie ask Renata to do for him when they see the wheelchairs on the porch of the nursing home?

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