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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Thomas get from a lawyer who has been stealing at the club?
(a) $500
(b) Gold cuff links
(c) A new car
(d) $5,000

2. Where do Rudolph and Gretchen finally find Thomas?
(a) A department store
(b) A boxing match
(c) The airport
(d) A nightclub

3. Who calls to ask Rudolph to meet him for lunch?
(a) Teddy Boylan
(b) Julie
(c) Thomas
(d) Professor Denton

4. What instrument does Rudolph play in the high school band?
(a) Tuba
(b) Drums
(c) Trumpet
(d) Flute

5. Who does Rudolph go to some clubs with in New York?
(a) Jude
(b) Teddy Boylan
(c) Thomas
(d) Clothilde

6. What is the Jordache family celebrating in Part 1, Chapter 6?
(a) The birth of a new baby
(b) Axel and Mary's 25th wedding anniversary
(c) The end of the war
(d) Rudolph's birthday

7. How does Gretchen spend some of her afternoons?
(a) Volunteering at the hospital
(b) Working at a flower shop
(c) Golfing
(d) With her lover

8. What does Thomas tell Rudolph as they wait in the bus station?
(a) Gretchen's affair with Teddy Boylan
(b) He is never coming back home
(c) He is dying
(d) He loves him

9. Why is Clothilde in America?
(a) Visiting some relatives
(b) To teach art
(c) Hiding from an abusive husband
(d) To study business

10. Where does Teddy take Gretchen in New York City?
(a) A brothel
(b) Metropolitan Museum of Art
(c) Statue of Liberty
(d) Empire State Building

11. Who does Rudolph discover that Gretchen is living with when he goes to New York?
(a) Anne Marie
(b) Sadie
(c) Justin
(d) Willie

12. Where does Axel tell Rudolph that Rudolph does not belong?
(a) In school
(b) On the streets
(c) The bakery
(d) In the roadhouses

13. Who does Thomas see sparring with Dominic in the locker room one day?
(a) Mr. Greening
(b) Willie
(c) Rudolph
(d) Teddy Boylan

14. Which of the following is not a reason that Dominic is taking a beating?
(a) He is short
(b) He is just not up to par
(c) He has a cold
(d) He has a hangover

15. Teresa is angry with Thomas for _________________________.
(a) Not telling her about his family
(b) Having an affair
(c) For not getting out of boxing
(d) Staying out all night

Short Answer Questions

1. What advice does Axel give Rudolph?

2. What does Mary want from Axel in order to return to his bed?

3. What does Gretchen call Rudolph?

4. What bad news has Gretchen received?

5. What is the source of Rudolph's frustrations?

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