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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT something Tamkin claims to have done in his life?
(a) He was a successful extra in Hollywood.
(b) He had been in a criminal underworld called the Detroit Purple Gang.
(c) He worked with a Polish inventor on an unsinkable ship.
(d) He was head of a mental clinic in Toledo.

2. Who is the very old man that can't see the board?
(a) Dr. Adler.
(b) Mr. Rappaport.
(c) Rubin.
(d) Mr. Perls.

3. How much money does Tamkin invest?
(a) $1,000.
(b) $400.
(c) $350.
(d) $300.

4. How much have Wilhelm and Tamkin invested together?
(a) $700.
(b) $1,300.
(c) $1,000.
(d) $1,500.

5. How does Wilhelm arrive at the funeral?
(a) He goes in because he wants to.
(b) He was invited to attend.
(c) There is a large crowd that forces him to go inside.
(d) The policeman orders him to go.

6. When Wilhelm receives an urgent message from Margaret, what does he believe it is?
(a) He thinks something is wrong with his dog.
(b) He thinks the lawyers have finally quit.
(c) He thinks something is wrong with his sons.
(d) He thinks something is wrong with Margaret.

7. According to Tamkin, who had once been "the Rockefeller of the chicken business and had retired with a large fortune"?
(a) Dr. Adler.
(b) Mr. Perls.
(c) Tamkin.
(d) Mr. Rappaport.

8. What religion was Wilhelm's mother during his childhood?
(a) She was part of a Reform congregation.
(b) She was Southern Baptist.
(c) She had no religion.
(d) She was Catholic.

9. While in Tamkin's room at the hotel, what does Wilhelm notice most about the river?
(a) How fast the current is moving.
(b) The current.
(c) How deep it is.
(d) The smell.

10. What is the first place Wilhelm and Tamkin go in Chapter 5?
(a) The newsstand.
(b) The store.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) The brokerage office.

11. Who claims to treat his friends without being paid?
(a) Mr. Perls.
(b) Wilhelm.
(c) Tamkin.
(d) Dr. Adler.

12. Why does Margaret call Wilhelm at the hotel?
(a) Because his sons want to talk to him.
(b) Because she found a poem she wants him to hear.
(c) Because he sent her a postdated check and she wants a new one.
(d) Because she wants him to come home.

13. Which character remains "unbending, remorselessly unbending" at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) Mr. Perls.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Rubin.

14. In Wilhelm's mind, what is the big question regarding Tamkin?
(a) Whether to have breakfast with him.
(b) Whether or not to trust him.
(c) Whether Tamkin should marry Catherine.
(d) Whether to be his friend.

15. What does a neurotic character do, according to Tamkin?
(a) He does nothing.
(b) He talks a lot.
(c) He doesn't know how to invest.
(d) He keeps changing his mind.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who clears two hundred a week by investing only in soy beans?

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

3. Wilhelm leaves a note for his dad at the front desk of his hotel and asks him for what?

4. In which commodity does Wilhelm believe his money is in?

5. What is the second thing Wilhelm does in the beginning of Chapter 7?

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