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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. What causes Tony and Lionel to stop arguing and team up again?
(a) The Clients call Lionel and tell him to move the car.
(b) They realize they are both in love with Julia.
(c) The appearance of Detective Seminole.
(d) The gun goes off while Tony is waving it around.

2. In Zen practice, the term Zazen refers to
(a) Silence.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Breathing.
(d) Sitting.

3. Lionel drives back to Brooklyn
(a) With a bowl of lemongrass soup.
(b) After saying goodbye to the men from Fujisaki.
(c) With Julia.
(d) In his stockinged foot.

4. Gerard tells Lionel the reason for Frank's exile is
(a) Frank stole from The Clients.
(b) Frank was working Fujisaki against The Clients.
(c) Frank had a nervous break down.
(d) Frank had accidentally killed Matricardi's mother.

5. Lionel's inability to agitate Gerard suggests
(a) Gerard was not lying.
(b) Gerard considered him a worthy opponent.
(c) Gerard was planning to have him killed.
(d) Gerard's serenity training in Zen was keeping him in control.

Short Answer Questions

1. The brothers get into trouble a second time by

2. Tony wanted to replace Frank in all aspects of his life except

3. During Zen practice, Lionel figures out that Roshi is

4. When Lionel sees the giant in between his car and Tony's, going through a wallet, keeping the cash and throwing the wallet into the sea, it is implied

5. In his discussion with Julia at the lighthouse, Lionel realizes the Julia's rage is just a cover for

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Frank Minna's saying, Wheels within wheels.

2. When Lionel meets Julia at the Lighthouse, what does think Gerard is doing for her?

3. Describe Kimmery in terms of how she fits into the Zen lifestyle and how she doesn't.

4. What were the two things that Frank Minna would not discuss during the time Lionel knew him?

5. Who is Roshi and what does he tell Lionel about Frank?

6. What clue does Lionel find in the rental car's glove box?

7. What did Lionel sense in the home of The Clients that made him uncomfortable?

8. What do The Clients want Lionel to do?

9. What is inferred by the story of the girl from Nantucket and the two brothers?

10. What is it about Kimmery's personality that makes Lionel "con-worried?"

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