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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. Where does Gretchen want to move?
(a) Paris
(b) London
(c) Rome
(d) New York City

2. What is the source of Rudolph's frustrations?
(a) He and Julie have not made love yet
(b) He was rejected by the army
(c) Julie is going away to school
(d) He can't find a decent job

3. What is the source of Rudolph's depression?
(a) Mary has moved out of the house
(b) The family is too poor to send him to college
(c) Thomas is in jail
(d) Julie broke up with him

4. Where does Mrs. Jordache live now?
(a) Westerville
(b) Whitby
(c) Weston
(d) Willoughby

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who calls to ask Rudolph to meet him for lunch?

2. Who does Rudolph run into at the roadhouse?

3. What does Thomas get from a lawyer who has been stealing at the club?

4. Who does Thomas see sparring with Dominic in the locker room one day?

5. What type of work does Gretchen hope to get in New York?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the complications of Axel's decision to pay off the father of the girls who have accused Thomas of statutory rape.

2. What happens to the $5000 Thomas gives back to Rudolph?

3. How is Gretchen's life going in New York?

4. What is the nature of Thomas' affair with Clothilde?

5. Explain the foreshadowing of Axel's being in a boat.

6. How is Thomas able to repay the $5,000 his father paid for his release several years earlier?

7. How does Thomas show emotional growth and maturity?

8. Who does Thomas fight at the gym and why is he so violent?

9. What are the two major sources of Rudolph's depression and frustration?

10. What is the state of Mary's physical and mental health?

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