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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. How is the person who refuses to pay Ben for his fare dressed in Part II?
(a) Like Mick Jaggar.
(b) As a general.
(c) As a Neo-Nazi.
(d) Like a bus conductor.

2. Who is known as the bully of the children's group in Part I?
(a) Ben.
(b) Alec.
(c) Vernon.
(d) Jo.

3. What does Ben often eat for lunch?
(a) Perogies.
(b) Tomato and cheese sandwiches.
(c) Porridge.
(d) Steak.

4. What does Vern hum to himself after closing the deal with McLeish?
(a) Tosca.
(b) Rignoletti.
(c) The Marriage of Figaro.
(d) Madame Butterfly.

5. What phrase keeps repeating in Ben's head to his distress in Part II?
(a) Danger on the Ice.
(b) Charred ribs.
(c) Hell on earth.
(d) Fabric burns.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jo know that the young men around her in the wings think of blues music as?

2. What illness does Ben suffer with?

3. What poster does Ben think initially starts his mental obsession with cannibalism?

4. What does McLeish say he might have to work at if he ever loses a lot of money?

5. What area of London does the major bombing happen in?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Trevor upset with Ben in Part II?

2. In Part I, how does Alec demonstrate his willingness to challenge authority as a child?

3. What is one action Alec focuses on and participates in in his organizing work in Part II?

4. Who does Vern become distracted by during his business dinner in Part I and why does this happen?

5. Who encourages Mike not to fight with Ben and Trevor, and why does she do this?

6. What does Jo notice about the man she thinks of as having a frog face in Part II?

7. Why does the doctor and medical students analyze Ben's case in Part II?

8. What is Jo's experience in Part II trying to make it as a musician in America?

9. Why does Mike threaten Ben on the bus in Part II?

10. What is one reason Alec feels distant from his son?

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