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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who clears two hundred a week by investing only in soy beans?
(a) Mr. Rappaport.
(b) Tamkin.
(c) Mr. Rowland.
(d) Mr. Perls.
2. Who says, "You really are a killer-diller."?
(a) Tamkin.
(b) Mr. Perls.
(c) Dr. Adler.
(d) Wilhelm.
3. What gift does Tamkin give to Wilhelm?
(a) A book.
(b) A donation.
(c) A poem.
(d) A newspaper.
4. According to Tamkin, who had once been "the Rockefeller of the chicken business and had retired with a large fortune"?
(a) Mr. Rappaport.
(b) Tamkin.
(c) Dr. Adler.
(d) Mr. Perls.
5. While looking through Tamkin's things in Chapter 7, Wilhelm is interrupted by someone. Who is it?
(a) The hotel housekeeper.
(b) Mr. Perls.
(c) Dr. Adler.
(d) Someone's pet dog.
6. Which character leaves the dining room at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Wilhelm.
(b) Dr. Adler.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Mr. Perls.
7. Why doesn't Margaret want to get a job herself?
(a) Because she feels she needs to be at home for her sons.
(b) Because she is lazy.
(c) Because she's unqualified.
(d) Because she feels it's the man place to work.
8. How does Wilhelm react to seeing the dead man?
(a) He laughs.
(b) He screams.
(c) He leaves the room.
(d) He cries.
9. When the prices for rye rise, what does Wilhelm want to do?
(a) He wants to do whatever Tamkin thinks they should do.
(b) Keep their shares.
(c) Sell their shares.
(d) Wait and see what the prices will do in an hour.
10. Wilhelm recalls being sick with the flu. What did he ask Margaret to do for him while he was sick?
(a) Leave him alone.
(b) Play gin with him.
(c) Sing to him.
(d) Read poetry to him.
11. Who does Wilhelm know at the funeral?
(a) Everyone.
(b) The dead man.
(c) Just his Aunt Sally.
(d) No one.
12. What does Tamkin insist upon instead of going to the market?
(a) On taking a swim.
(b) On having his breakfast.
(c) On getting a massage.
(d) On reading the paper.
13. In which commodity does Wilhelm believe his money is in?
(a) Rye.
(b) Lard.
(c) Wheat.
(d) Eggs.
14. How much does Wilhelm say he needs to get by for his wife and two boys per year?
(a) Ten grand.
(b) Fifteen grand.
(c) A hundred grand.
(d) Fifty grand.
15. When Wilhelm needs peace and quiet, where does he go in his mind?
(a) To the house where he grew up.
(b) To the pool at the Hotel Gloriana.
(c) To his house in Roxbury.
(d) To the house where his sons live.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the result of Wilhelm's talk with Dr. Adler?
2. Wilhelm realizes that the name for his true soul may be which name given to him by his grandfather?
3. What does Wilhelm find Dr. Adler doing in Chapter 7?
4. Why can't Wilhelm figure Tamkin out?
5. How much money does Wilhelm invest with Tamkin?
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