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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Soup.
(c) Orshee.
(d) Beemer.

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

3. When Hank is in his mother's basement, what kind of physical reaction does he have?
(a) He has a loud ringing in his ears.
(b) He feels dizzy.
(c) His nose begins to throb.
(d) He sneezes several times.

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

5. Hank meets a young woman on his way home from his racquetball partner's place. What does she say to him that Hank agrees with?
(a) "You remind me of someone."
(b) "You're in big trouble."
(c) "You look terrible."
(d) "You're not him at all."

6. Hank is visited at his house by Herbert Schonberg, Paul Rourke, and a third person. Who is this individual?
(a) Hank's older daughter.
(b) Paul Rourke's second wife.
(c) Paul Rourke's first wife.
(d) Hank's mother.

7. What does Hank suggest to his daughter that they do about her situation?
(a) She should come over to her parents' house.
(b) They should celebrate with a family party.
(c) That she and her husband should go away for the weekend.
(d) She should go to their family doctor.

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

9. What is the name of Hank's daughter's husband?
(a) Russell.
(b) Raymond.
(c) Randy.
(d) Roger.

10. What does Hank's wife do for a living?
(a) She is a high school teacher.
(b) She is a kindergarten teacher.
(c) She is an elementary school teacher.
(d) She is an adult education teacher.

11. What route does Hank take as he heads home from his racquetball partner's place?
(a) He hitchhikes on the highway.
(b) He walks the short distance to his subdivision.
(c) He walks through the woods.
(d) He has to walk ten blocks down a hill.

12. Leo overhears Hank talking to the goose near the new center. Who is Leo?
(a) A custodian.
(b) One of his students.
(c) The grounds keeper.
(d) A cafeteria worker.

13. What does Leo aspire to be?
(a) A professor.
(b) A writer.
(c) A millionaire.
(d) A doctor.

14. What did Hank's mother want him to do in exchange for allowing him to have a dog?
(a) To stop slamming the door.
(b) To clean his room every Saturday morning.
(c) To agree to spend time with his grandparents.
(d) To take up a paper route.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the television news reporter who narrates the segment that Hank is in?

2. What breed was the dog that Hank's father brought home for him?

3. In the cafeteria, what does Meg tell Hank she might do?

4. What did the dog do soon after it arrived at Hank's?

5. The night after the news report is aired, Hank meets with Dickie Pope. What is Dickie's position at the college?

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