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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 sells Ben drugs regularly?
(a) Rodney.
(b) James.
(c) Henry.
(d) Trevor.

2. Why does Val feel out of place with her new boyfriend's group of friends?
(a) She is much poorer than they are.
(b) She has more money than they do.
(c) She is prettier than they are.
(d) She is older than they are.

3. What is the name of Vern's company?
(a) White's.
(b) Reveney's.
(c) Grosvenor Investments.
(d) Hippleton's.

4. Who does Val go on a weekend away with in Part I?
(a) Alan.
(b) Winston.
(c) Harry.
(d) Luke.

5. Where does Alec remembering his first kiss with his wife taking place?
(a) Under the bleachers.
(b) In a bus shelter by Bexford Park.
(c) At Herod's.
(d) At the opera house.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is McLeish when Vern takes him to lunch?

2. What does Ben often eat for lunch?

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

4. What does Mike ask Val to do minutes after they meet for the second time?

5. Who is Alec's wife?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Part II, who does Alec have a difficult relationship with in his life?

3. How does Ben experience the world around him in Part II?

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

5. What kind of deal does Vern attempt to close in Part I?

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

7. In Part II, what does Alec spend a lot of time doing besides working?

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

9. What does Ben become obsessed with in Part II that takes over his life?

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

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