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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What advice does Margaret give Wilhelm in Chapter 7?
(a) To become an actor.
(b) To go back to work for the Rojax Corporation.
(c) To invest more money in the stock market.
(d) To make his father give them money.

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

3. Why can't Wilhelm figure Tamkin out?
(a) He isn't trying to figure him out at all.
(b) Because he doesn't know how to form his own opinion.
(c) Because Tamkin won't speak to him.
(d) Because he wants to believe him but the gossip is compelling.

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

5. How much money does Wilhelm invest with Tamkin?
(a) $300.
(b) $700.
(c) $1000.
(d) $1500.

6. Wilhelm was raised as part of which religion?
(a) He was raised Southern Baptist.
(b) He was raised Catholic.
(c) He was raised Jewish.
(d) He was raised Protestant.

7. Whose eyes "were as brown as beaver fur and full of strange lines?"
(a) Mr. Perl's.
(b) Dr. Adler's.
(c) Tamkin's.
(d) Wilhelm's.

8. The narrator tells us in Chapter 7: "He heard it and sank deeper than sorrow, through torn sobs and cries toward the consummation of his heart's ultimate need." Who is this statement about?
(a) Mr. Perls.
(b) Tamkin.
(c) Wilhelm.
(d) Dr. Adler.

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

10. Why does Wilhelm seek out his father in the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) To join him for a massage.
(b) To get him to invest with Tamkin.
(c) To ask about his sister.
(d) To ask him for rent money again.

11. When Wilhelm and Tamkin go to the market, what state is Wilhelm in?
(a) Panic.
(b) Relaxation.
(c) Bliss.
(d) Disappointment.

12. In which commodity does Wilhelm believe his money is in?
(a) Wheat.
(b) Rye.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Lard.

13. At the end of Chapter 6, where does Tamkin look for Wilhelm first?
(a) In the men's bathroom.
(b) He doesn't bother looking for him at all.
(c) In the cigar store.
(d) In the cafeteria.

14. What does Tamkin brag about to Wilhelm?
(a) He brags about the lives he has saved.
(b) He brags about the money he has made in the market.
(c) He brags about all the people he has helped.
(d) He brags about all the people he knows at the stock market.

15. What is the first thing that Wilhelm does in the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) He buys a newspaper from Rubin.
(b) He meets Dr. Adler for coffee.
(c) He goes to the Hotel Gloriana to find Dr. Tamkin.
(d) He goes to the stock market with Tamkin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT something Tamkin claims to have done in his life?

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

3. While on the phone with Margaret, what does Wilhelm hear in the background that tells him everything is okay?

4. How does Wilhelm arrive at the funeral?

5. Wilhelm realizes that the name for his true soul may be which name given to him by his grandfather?

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