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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Dr. Adler feel that Margaret is doing?
(a) He feels she's being perfectly reasonable in her demands.
(b) He feels she's making unreasonable demands on Wilhelm so he'll come back to her.
(c) He doesn't think about her at all.
(d) He feels that she's reaching out to Wilhelm in a loving way.

4. After every encounter with Dr. Adler, what does Wilhelm feel?
(a) Relief.
(b) Anger.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Dissatisfaction.

5. What does Wilhelm compare himself to when he sees his reflection in the glass?
(a) A tiger.
(b) A hippopotamus.
(c) A giraffe.
(d) A manatee.

6. Which character thinks, ""I am an idiot. I have no reserve."
(a) Dr. Adler.
(b) Rubin.
(c) Mr. Perls.
(d) Wilhelm.

7. What does Wilhelm whine about during breakfast with Dr. Adler and Mr. Perls?
(a) That his breakfast is cold.
(b) That he has no money.
(c) That his wife will not divorce him.
(d) Being passed over for a promotion.

8. Where does Dr. Adler think Wilhelm should be living?
(a) At home with his sons.
(b) Right where he is - in the hotel.
(c) In his own apartment in the city.
(d) In his old house in Roxbury.

9. Why did Wilhelm change his name when he got to Hollywood?
(a) It was an attempt at gaining freedom.
(b) Maurice Venice demanded it.
(c) Wilhelm's father encouraged it.
(d) Wilhelm always hated his name and couldn't wait to change it.

10. According to Wilhelm, what is the purpose of the lawyers that he and Margaret hired for their divorce?
(a) To side with Margaret.
(b) To make sure everything is equal.
(c) To help them get divorced.
(d) To talk and send him bills.

11. What doesn't Dr. Adler understand about Wilhelm?
(a) His drive to succeed.
(b) His tendency to stutter.
(c) His slovenliness.
(d) His rate of failure.

12. Which speech impediment is exaggerated whenever Wilhelm speaks with his dad?
(a) His lisp.
(b) His stammer.
(c) His slur.
(d) He doesn't have any speech impediments.

13. What does Maurice Venice turn out to be?
(a) A good friend to Wilhelm.
(b) A crook.
(c) The best in the business.
(d) A saint.

14. According to Wilhelm, which magazine featured an article on Dr. Tamkin?
(a) The New Yorker magazine.
(b) Fortune magazine.
(c) Time magazine.
(d) Life magazine.

15. What is Wilhelm's main reason for moving to Hollywood?
(a) A talent agent convinced him he'd be a star.
(b) He loved movies more than anything.
(c) He wanted nice weather.
(d) He always wanted to be an actor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What product did Wilhelm's company make?

2. What does Wilhelm drink for breakfast?

3. Who said, "Well, Wilky, here we are under the same roof again, after all these years"?

4. Which career does Wilhelm's mother want him to consider instead of acting?

5. Where did Wilhelm work as a sales executive?

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