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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. Why do the American boys like Lucky in Paris?
(a) She is a great prostitute.
(b) She always has time for them.
(c) She reminds them of American fun.
(d) She is sexy.

2. What does talking to Lucky bring Joe?
(a) Homesickness.
(b) A desire for Kareen.
(c) A desire to be a good soldier.
(d) Peace and less loneliness.

3. What is the first question asked of Joe?
(a) "What do you want?"
(b) "What is your name?"
(c) "Where do you want to go?"
(d) "How are you?"

4. What does Joe ask?
(a) For death.
(b) To be let out of the hospital to fend for himself.
(c) For them to contact his mother.
(d) For them to reconsider.

5. What does Joe need most?
(a) Room to breathe.
(b) Someone to love him.
(c) Death.
(d) A room with a view.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Lucky have her son?

2. What does Joe believe is about to happen?

3. What does the day nurse do that brings Joe pleasure?

4. What do the visitors leave with Joe?

5. What is the doctor's response to Joe's continued tapping?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the nurse think Joe wants at first when Joe starts tapping?

2. What do you think it means when Joe thinks that two billion people have been pushing the lid of his coffin down and covering him with dirt and stone.

3. What does the little guy waiting for the train with Joe say? How does Joe answer him? What do they do then?

4. What does Joe think about to try and use his mind?

5. What does the day nurse do with Joe?

6. Why does Joe think he's in England?

7. What does a doctor do when Joe keeps tapping and what does Joe think is the reason why?

8. What did Lucky survive in America and how did she survive it?

9. How does Joe envision his nurses?

10. Why does Bonham consider himself a slave and what does he ask God?

(see the answer keys)

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