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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 took care of his neighbor's dog every weekend.
(b) He got a dog house so he could keep the dog outside.
(c) He threatened to run away.
(d) He talked about dogs all the time.

2. What does Hank do with what he finds on a shelf in Pope's office?
(a) Leaves it there.
(b) Slips it in his pocket.
(c) Hides it behind a pile of papers.
(d) Throws it on Pope's desk.

3. In Chapter 10, Hank plays racquetball with his colleague, Tony Coniglia, and then they walk across campus. Where do they see a television crew?
(a) Near the science building.
(b) Near the site of the new center.
(c) Near the cafeteria.
(d) Near the chapel.

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

5. What did Hank's father become famous for?
(a) Winning a $100 million dollar lottery.
(b) Killing a policeman.
(c) Exposing the Ashton Man as a fraud.
(d) Literary Theory.

6. When did Hank's father leave his family?
(a) Just after Hank got married.
(b) Six months after he brought the dog home.
(c) When Hank was in college.
(d) When Hank was in junior high.

7. 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) His daughter shows up.
(b) The reporter falls asleep in the hot tub and Hank's friend takes photos of her.
(c) Hank's wife calls.
(d) His friend passes out.

8. What did the outcome of getting a dog make Hank realize about his father?
(a) That he would never understand Hank.
(b) That he was a kind man.
(c) That his parents would never love each other.
(d) That he was a very intelligent man.

9. Where does Hank go when he leaves the college after dealing with the people in his office?
(a) He goes to his daughter's house.
(b) He goes to their family doctor.
(c) He goes to his daughter's work place.
(d) He goes to his building's foyer.

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

11. What does Hank grab and hold up, swearing that he will kill a duck every day until the Railton College departments get more funding?
(a) A bible.
(b) A tape recorder.
(c) A goose.
(d) A brick.

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

13. What does Campbell Wheemer ask Hank advice about?
(a) Where he can find a good mechanic.
(b) Buying a house.
(c) Investing in stocks.
(d) Teaching methods.

14. What name did Hank give the dog?
(a) Brownie.
(b) Bud.
(c) Red.
(d) Goof.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Hank is visited at his house by Herbert Schonberg, Paul Rourke, and a third person. Who is this individual?

2. What does Dickie Pope advise Hank to do?

3. After meeting with Dickie Pope, Hank goes to see Bodie Pie. What is her position at the college?

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

5. How did Hank's father get the dog?

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