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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. Who does George take to Africa with him while working on the berylium deal?
(a) Renata and her husband.
(b) Charlie's lawyers.
(c) Naomi's son.
(d) Naomi.

2. Who greets Humboldt and Renata at the nursing home door?
(a) Rinaldo Cantabile.
(b) Menasha Klinger.
(c) Julius Citrine.
(d) Waldemar Wald.

3. Where does Charlie get the money to pay for the $200,000 bond?
(a) Thaxter's publishing friend.
(b) Naomi.
(c) Renata's father.
(d) Julius.

4. Who ended up taking most of Humboldt's papers, clothes, and valuables?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Huggins.
(c) His gambling uncle, Waldemar.
(d) Kathleen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who informs Charlie that the IRS will not leave Charlie alone?

2. What does George Swiebel let Charlie know about while Charlie is in the pension?

3. What does Pierre do to assure Charlie he will repay him all that he owes?

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

5. What is Charlie worried Renata will do if he is locked up in jail?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the reader come to realize how close Humboldt must have felt towards Uncle Waldemar?

2. How does Corcoran in the "Treatment" end up losing even though his book is a great success?

3. Why does Charlie begin to cry while watching the film in Paris with Rinaldo?

4. Does Charlie have confidence in PIerre Thaxter's ability to get help for him while in jail?

5. What is the state of Charlie's life and state of mind in Section 16 as he lives in Madrid?

6. According to Humboldt's letter to Charlie, why does Charlie figure so prominently in his obsessions?

7. Why does Charlie fail to say anything when Renata tells him the operator at the Plaza called her Mrs. Citrine?

8. What are Renata's opinions about Charlie's thoughts about death?

9. As Charlie thinks about oblivion and death as being all we have to expect out of this world, what options present themselves to him in order to meet this end?

10. What are Charlie's and Julius's feelings about death?

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