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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 Jo watch performing before her own act in Part II?
(a) The Doors.
(b) The Rolling Stones.
(c) Willy Reeves.
(d) The Beatles.

2. What does Ben's favorite nurse give out to the patients?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Candy.
(c) Jumpers his wife knitted.
(d) Extra drugs.

3. Where is Alec's new job in Part I?
(a) At the Republican.
(b) At the Gazette.
(c) At the Cotswolds.
(d) At the Herald.

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

5. What job does Ben have in Part II after leaving the institution?
(a) Engineer.
(b) Typesetter.
(c) Bus conductor.
(d) Lawyer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is the person who refuses to pay Ben for his fare dressed in Part II?

3. What does Alec tell the writer at the end of Part II will probably not even happen that night?

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

5. What drug affects Ben's minds and moods most severely?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Vern mislead his dinner companion in Part I?

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

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

7. What reasons does Spufford imagine that might have prevented the Woolworth's bombing?

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

9. What is Vern like as a child, and how does his childhood temperament relate to his adult one?

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

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