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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of this student's anatomy did Hank's father coo to as his knees buckled and he had to be helped down from the lectern?
(a) Her chin.
(b) Her ear.
(c) Her knee.
(d) Her nose.

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 dead deer.
(d) A trailer.

3. What situation at the end of the Epilogue makes Hank laugh at how academics can be?
(a) They have no idea how to handle money.
(b) Very generous - everyone comes to help him.
(c) Very narrow - they only know a lot about one thing.
(d) Not very practical - they cannot get out of a room.

4. In the Epilogue, what sport does Hank get a lot of enjoyment from?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Golf.
(d) Basketball.

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

6. When Hank returns to his office after talking to Mr. Purty and then Meg Quigley, why is his secretary upset but excited?
(a) Hank's agent has told her she will get her stories published.
(b) She has been given a promotion.
(c) She says she saw who killed the birds.
(d) She has been asked to be on "Good Morning America".

7. After Hank gets out of the ceiling and cleans up, where does he go with his friend Tony?
(a) To Tony's place.
(b) To Philadelphia.
(c) To a restaurant.
(d) To a bar.

8. Who tells Hank that she has something she wants to tell him about Tony Coniglia?
(a) Missy Blaylock.
(b) Bodie Pie.
(c) Marjory Putnam.
(d) June Barnes.

9. In the Epilogue, where do Hank and his wife like to sit and watch the neighborhood?
(a) On their porch.
(b) On their roof.
(c) On their deck.
(d) In their summerhouse.

10. What does Hank do when he positions himself over the room where the meeting is?
(a) He starts to sing as loud as he can.
(b) He phones his wife on his cell phone.
(c) He drops a piece of paper into the room.
(d) He thumps on the ceiling five times.

11. Why do Tony and Hank both end up in jail after they leave the restaurant?
(a) For driving drunk.
(b) For a home invasion.
(c) For passing bad checks earlier in the evening.
(d) For assaulting a policeman.

12. Who calls Hank right after the head of campus security calls?
(a) Eddie Lacombe.
(b) Dickie Pope.
(c) Teddy Barnes.
(d) Vic Robinson.

13. What does Hank's mother make obvious to Hank after he almost runs her over?
(a) That he better leave town.
(b) That she thought his television report was hilarious.
(c) That his father needs her care.
(d) That she thinks he killed the campus bird.

14. What method did Hank's father find worked for him, and he could finally resume lecturing?
(a) If he started outside the room and looked up at the back wall.
(b) He wore dark glasses to class.
(c) He recorded his lectures and wrote comments on the board.
(d) He stood at the back of the room so no one could see him.

15. Hank's father could not seem to get over his inability to deliver his lectures. Who did he turn the job over to?
(a) His research assistant.
(b) Hank.
(c) The head of the English department.
(d) Jacob Rose.

Short Answer Questions

1. What possessions of Hank's father does Mr. Purty also bring back with him?

2. How does Hank try to get in touch with his son-in-law the morning after his night in jail?

3. What is Hank doing when he wets his pants?

4. After Hank gets Russell out of Russell's lover's house, where does Hank take him?

5. Hank and Tony head off to their homes in separate cars. What does Hank end up thinking about?

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