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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Two, Judas Peckerhead: Chapters 26-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before he visits with his mother, Hank visits with Mr. Purty. What does he give Hank?
(a) Three hundred dollars.
(b) A pair of gag glasses with a nose attached.
(c) An old set of rosary beads.
(d) Some very good advice about stocks.

2. Hank stops at a diner before reaching campus after the call about the dead bird. He runs into Mr. Purty. What does Mr. Purty have attached to his truck?
(a) A U-Haul trailer.
(b) A blue tarp.
(c) A trailer.
(d) A dead deer.

3. What can be said about Hank's childhood?
(a) He was one of five children.
(b) He moved frequently.
(c) He never knew his father.
(d) He was sickly.

4. Hank has a dog named Occam. What kind of dog is Occam?
(a) A Golden Retriever.
(b) A black Labrador Retriever.
(c) An Irish Setter.
(d) A white German Shepherd.

5. How does Hank compare the faculty cocktail party and the university classroom?
(a) That it is much more important to be able to speak at the cocktail party.
(b) Teaching is more important than socializing.
(c) They were both boring for his father.
(d) Both are necessary to visiting professors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Herbert Schonberg want Hank to do?

2. Who comes into Hank's office when he is up in the ceiling?

3. After he almost runs her down, what is his mother's reaction to what he has to say about Mr. Purty?

4. What was the prologue, as Hank wrote it, in Book Two originally published as?

5. After leaving Bodie's office, Hank crosses campus and sees the television crew is there again. Who does he see with them?

(see the answer key)

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