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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Wilhelm not divorced from Margaret?
(a) He does not want a divorce.
(b) They were never married.
(c) Margaret will not give him a divorce.
(d) He is trying to reconcile with her.

2. What does Wilhelm think of Mr. Perls?
(a) He dislikes Mr. Perls because he is very rude.
(b) He finds his look repulsive and resents his presence at breakfast.
(c) He thinks Mr. Perls is a wonderful old man.
(d) He thinks Mr. Perls is very wise.

3. Who said, "Well, Wilky, here we are under the same roof again, after all these years"?
(a) Rubin.
(b) Wilhelm.
(c) Dr. Adler.
(d) Mr. Perls.

4. How do Rubin and Wilhelm know each other?
(a) They met on the street.
(b) A nightly game of gin.
(c) Their fathers are cousins.
(d) They are both staying at the hotel.

5. At breakfast, what does Wilhelm take that bothers his father?
(a) Pills.
(b) Aspirin.
(c) He doesn't take anything.
(d) Vitamins.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose eyes "were as brown as beaver fur and full of strange lines?"

2. What are Wilhelm and Tamkin doing together at the beginning of the novel?

3. According to Wilhelm, what is the purpose of the lawyers that he and Margaret hired for their divorce?

4. What does Wilhelm think of his father's relationship with this mother?

5. Who claims to treat his friends without being paid?

(see the answer key)

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