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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Rabbit get a damp towel from the bathroom?
(a) Ruth is feeling overheated
(b) He spills his drink on the carpet
(c) He needs to clean his shoes
(d) He wants to wipe Ruth's face

2. How many points does Harry say he scored in his first game under Tothero?
(a) 23
(b) 30
(c) 37
(d) 15

3. What job has Ruth taken since seeing Harry?
(a) Hostess at a restaurant
(b) Makeup saleswoman
(c) Phoneboard operator
(d) Stenographer

4. In what quarter of the game does Harry completely forget about the crowd?
(a) Third
(b) Second
(c) First
(d) Fourth

5. What does Ruth call Harry when he asks her if she is really a whore?
(a) A child
(b) A john
(c) A rat
(d) A bastard

6. By the end of the pickup game at the beginning of the novel, how many boys are playing with Harry?
(a) 0
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 1

7. What was Mrs. Smith's father's profession?
(a) A dockworker
(b) An insurance salesman
(c) A banker
(d) A farmer

8. According to Harry in the very end of the section, what will others do if you follow your heart?
(a) Pay the price
(b) Revile you
(c) Love you for it
(d) Not especially care

9. How does Tothero compare Ruth to Margaret?
(a) She is tanner
(b) She is older
(c) She is nicer
(d) She is fatter

10. What building is directly across the street from Ruth's apartment building?
(a) A middle school
(b) A church
(c) A retirement home
(d) A fire station

11. What is the name of the kitchen gadget Rabbit demonstrates?
(a) Superblend
(b) Speedywhisk
(c) Magipeel
(d) Mixtronic

12. Who does Lucy Eccles revere as a God?
(a) Freud
(b) Darwin
(c) Rand
(d) Hegel

13. What do Janice and Harry suspect Miss Arndt has?
(a) Schizophrenia
(b) Herpes
(c) Cancer
(d) Chronic depression

14. Who does Harry think Lucy Eccles is when he arrives at her house?
(a) Eccles' secretary
(b) Eccles' daughter
(c) Eccles' sister
(d) Eccles' babysitter

15. What does Ruth bring to Harry when she returns from the bathroom at the end of this section?
(a) A cigarette
(b) Aspirin
(c) A pair of underpants
(d) A glass of water

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Rabbit brag about having eaten Chinese food?

2. To what does Mrs. Smith twice compare the Bianchi that she and her husband brought in from New York?

3. What major news is Ruth scared to tell Harry in this section?

4. What drink do the two women and Harry all order at dinner?

5. Going into Churchtown, what slow-moving vehicle does Harry pass?

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