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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Hank try to convince his parents to get a dog?
(a) He threatened to run away.
(b) He got a dog house so he could keep the dog outside.
(c) He talked about dogs all the time.
(d) He took care of his neighbor's dog every weekend.

2. In the Prologue, how old is Hank?
(a) Sixteen years old.
(b) Three years old.
(c) Nine years old.
(d) Twenty years old.

3. What does Hank see, that he had bought when he was a boy, in his mother's basement when he is getting her suitcase for her?
(a) A dog bed.
(b) A dog toy.
(c) The dog collar.
(d) A dog brush.

4. On the way home from the college with Teddy, what does Hank notice by the side of the road?
(a) The site of a recent suicide.
(b) His wrecked car.
(c) Teddy's wife.
(d) His mother walking alone.

5. What is Hank's wife's name?
(a) Laura.
(b) Lydia.
(c) Layla.
(d) Lily.

6. Hank wants some information from Jacob when they meet for lunch. What is Jacob's response?
(a) He tells Hank he will let him know the next day.
(b) He tells Hank to get out.
(c) He gives Hank the information he wants.
(d) He is unable or unwilling to tell Hank anything.

7. What do Hank's parents do for a living?
(a) They are both college professors.
(b) His father is a writer, his mother a professor.
(c) They are both doctors.
(d) His father is a doctor, his mother a high school teacher.

8. Why does he think his father might have had this affliction?
(a) It was retribution for his womanizing.
(b) He never took care of his health.
(c) He drank too much.
(d) It was retribution for not being a good father.

9. After returning to his office and hearing about his phone call, Hank decides he must deal with the issue. Who stops him on the way out?
(a) Teddy and June Barnes.
(b) Gracie and Jacob Rose.
(c) Bob and Jerri, from Human Resources.
(d) Bodie and her assistant.

10. What is near the center that is home to a large number of birds?
(a) A pond.
(b) A forest.
(c) An aerie.
(d) A zoological preserve.

11. Why was Hank disappointed when his father finally brought home a dog?
(a) It was male.
(b) It wasn't a puppy.
(c) It was hyperactive.
(d) It barked a lot.

12. Hank decides he has to leave his racquetball partner's house and go home. What physical problem is Hank experiencing as he heads home?
(a) He is having trouble urinating.
(b) His ankle hurts.
(c) His nose starts to run.
(d) He has a throbbing headache.

13. What is the nickname Hank has given to one the geese near the new center?
(a) Finny.
(b) Fatty.
(c) Fool.
(d) Freddy.

14. Just before meeting with Dickie Pope, Hank ends up in colleague Campbell Wheemer's office. What is Hank's nickname for Wheemer?
(a) Orshee.
(b) Beemer.
(c) Soup.
(d) Orit.

15. Generally, how does Hank's father deal with Hank?
(a) He is verbally abusive.
(b) He avoids him.
(c) He treats him like his best friend.
(d) He is very attentive and loving.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, Hank plays racquetball with his colleague, Tony Coniglia, and then they walk across campus. Where do they see a television crew?

2. What nickname does Hank's mother give him as a child?

3. In Chapter 6, Hank heads across campus to the cafeteria. What does he pass on his way there?

4. What is the name of Hank's daughter's husband?

5. Leo overhears Hank talking to the goose near the new center. Who is Leo?

(see the answer keys)

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