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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the news report with Hank airs at the bar, Hank goes to his racquetball partner's house with him and the reporter. What happens there?
(a) Hank's wife calls.
(b) His daughter shows up.
(c) His friend passes out.
(d) The reporter falls asleep in the hot tub and Hank's friend takes photos of her.

2. How did Hank's father get the dog?
(a) It was a stray their neighbor found.
(b) Its previous owner went into a nursing home.
(c) Its previous owner died.
(d) Its previous owner developed allergies.

3. After talking to the goose, and then to Leo, Hank heads for the cafeteria. He meets Meg there. Who is Meg the daughter of?
(a) Campbell Wheemer.
(b) His father's second wife.
(c) Phineas Coomb.
(d) Billy Quigley.

4. Why are some of Hank's colleagues angry about his property?
(a) Its value is so much higher than theirs.
(b) He will not sell the lots on either side of him.
(c) It is painted garish colors.
(d) His yard is full of junk.

5. After leaving Bodie's office, Hank crosses campus and sees the television crew is there again. Who does he see with them?
(a) Michelle Devereaux.
(b) Missy Blaylock.
(c) Maureen O'Neil.
(d) Mandy Paxman.

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

7. In the evening, after Teddy drives Hank home, what does Hank decide to do?
(a) Go for a drive in his wife's car.
(b) Go for a walk.
(c) Take his motorcycle out.
(d) Go for a run.

8. In Chapter 3, where does Hank end up, after he has made the decision to go out?
(a) His best friend's apartment.
(b) In his office.
(c) A house in Alleghany Wells.
(d) The corner store.

9. From his meeting with Dickie Pope, what does Hank find out is true?
(a) Enrollment at the college is down.
(b) The English and Languages departments will be combined.
(c) Cuts of 20% must be made to each department.
(d) The college has to close down temporarily.

10. What does Hank's mother remind him of when he visits?
(a) That it is her birthday the next day.
(b) That he needs to renew his driver's license.
(c) That his wife wants him to call her every day.
(d) That his father is coming to live in Railton.

11. What are the names of Hank's daughters?
(a) Jennifer and Amy.
(b) Julie and Karen.
(c) Jodie and Tracey.
(d) Joanne and Melissa.

12. What is Hank's job at Railton College?
(a) He is head of security.
(b) He is chairman of the Languages department.
(c) He is interim chairman of the English department.
(d) He is an assistant instructor in the English department.

13. Who is the goose named after?
(a) Hank's father.
(b) Hank's favorite author.
(c) One of Hank's colleagues.
(d) Hank's son-in-law.

14. What is Rachel's position at the college?
(a) She teaches German.
(b) She is the dean's assistant.
(c) She is Hank's department's secretary.
(d) She is head secretary.

15. What is the name of the bar that Hank goes to with Tony after he is filmed for television news?
(a) By the Book.
(b) The Tracks.
(c) The College Corner.
(d) The Red Lion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does he think his father might have had this affliction?

2. What is Gracie's last name?

3. What does Dickie Pope advise Hank to do?

4. Why is one of Hank's daughters concerned about her mother going out of town for an interview?

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

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