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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When defending his drugs because they give him a boost against certain things, Wilhelm stops just short of what word?
(a) Jubilation.
(b) Disappointment.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Misery.

2. At the beginning of Chapter 3, which character leaves the room first?
(a) Dr. Adler.
(b) Mr. Perls.
(c) Maurice Venice.
(d) Wilhelm Adler.

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

4. What floor does Mr. Perls live on in the hotel?
(a) Mr. Perls is just visiting the hotel.
(b) The 23rd floor.
(c) The 15th floor.
(d) The 14th floor.

5. Which career does Wilhelm's mother want him to consider instead of acting?
(a) Advertising.
(b) Psychology.
(c) Accounting.
(d) Medicine.

6. Who has Wilhelm by the throat, and is strangling him?
(a) Catherine.
(b) Tamkin.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Dr. Adler.

7. What is the name of Wilhelm's dog?
(a) Mittens.
(b) Scissors.
(c) Spot.
(d) Simmons.

8. What is the name of the hotel where Wilhelm and Dr. Adler stay?
(a) Hotel Gloriana.
(b) Hotel Ansonia.
(c) The Waldorf Hotel.
(d) Hotel Glorious.

9. What meal do Wilhelm and his father share almost every day?
(a) Breakfast.
(b) Dinner.
(c) Lunch.
(d) High tea.

10. What keeps Wilhelm from letting his father have it?
(a) A promise to his mother.
(b) His father's weight.
(c) The respect Wilhelm has for his father.
(d) His father's age.

11. What does Dr. Adler brag that Wilhelm's career is?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Psychiatrist.
(c) Sales executive.
(d) Actor.

12. What floor of the hotel does Wilhelm live on?
(a) The 3rd floor.
(b) The 23rd floor.
(c) He doesn't live at the hotel.
(d) The 24th floor.

13. What do Dr. Adler and Mr. Perls think of Tamkin?
(a) They think he is a cool cat.
(b) They think he is a genius.
(c) They think he is a fraud.
(d) They think he is a criminal.

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

15. What does Wilhelm blame himself for at breakfast?
(a) Talking too much.
(b) Not being kind enough to Mr. Perls.
(c) Not being able to stand up to Margaret.
(d) Drinking too much Coca Cola.

Short Answer Questions

1. What product did Wilhelm's company make?

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

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

4. Where did Wilhelm work as a sales executive?

5. Why did Wilhelm respond to the letter from the talent scout?

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