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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Dr. Adler's daughter, Catherine, want money?
(a) She wants to invest it in the stock market.
(b) She wants to rent a gallery for an exhibition.
(c) She wants to backpack around Europe.
(d) She wants to go back to school and get a graduate degree.

2. What career did Wilhelm's mother encourage him to try?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Psychiatry.
(c) Investment banking.
(d) Acting.

3. According to Dr. Adler, why has Wilhelm failed?
(a) Because Wilhelm is self-indulgent.
(b) Because Wilhelm is not a risk taker.
(c) Because Wilhelm is just unlucky.
(d) Because Wilhelm is not smart.

4. What is Wilhelm's relationship to his wife, Margaret?
(a) They are separated.
(b) They are divorced.
(c) Their marriage was never official.
(d) They are married.

5. What are Wilhelm and Tamkin doing together at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Writing a screenplay.
(b) Going to the movies.
(c) Taking a swim in the pool.
(d) Speculating in the market.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the hotel where Wilhelm and Dr. Adler stay?

2. How does Dr. Adler feel about Wilhelm?

3. Why does Wilhelm accuse Dr. Adler of not understanding him?

4. When did Wilhelm leave college to go to Hollywood?

5. Why does Wilhelm trust Tamkin?

(see the answer key)

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