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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Lloyd go to find his son?
(a) The French foreign ministry.
(b) His apartment.
(c) His favorite bar.
(d) To his girlfirend's place.

2. What is Lloyd's first draft filled with?
(a) Known facts.
(b) Plagiarism.
(c) Spelling mistakes.
(d) Vague quotes.

3. What does Hardy do for Rory?
(a) Drives him to interviews.
(b) Cleans his car.
(c) Drives a moving truck.
(d) Cleans his old residence.

4. Where does Herman's daughter live?
(a) Middletown.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Mount Pocono.
(d) Pittsburgh.

5. Where did Herman's friend settle after his heart attack?
(a) Nevada.
(b) Utah.
(c) California.
(d) Arizona.

6. Why did Lloyd's son lose his job?
(a) He never applied.
(b) He was fire for leaking stories.
(c) He never passed the security check.
(d) He couldn't pass the language test.

7. Who did Herman think would be a writer?
(a) John.
(b) Jason.
(c) Jack.
(d) Jimmy.

8. What is Hardy doing with Annika at the start of Chapter 3?
(a) Having lunch.
(b) Drinking coffee.
(c) Shopping.
(d) Check Annika's portefolio.

9. What does Kathleen think of Arthur's article?
(a) It is a mediocre article.
(b) It can be given to a real writer to improved on.
(c) It is unpublishable.
(d) It is the best he ever wrote.

10. What is France supposed to propose to the U.N?
(a) To send a force to Gaza.
(b) To send a force to Kosovo.
(c) To send a force to Israel.
(d) To send a force to Iraq.

11. Who is Lloyd's wife having an affair with?
(a) A local artist.
(b) A neighbor.
(c) A co-worker.
(d) A diplomat.

12. Who does Rory make jokes about that embarrass Annika?
(a) Men.
(b) Hardy.
(c) Women.
(d) Journalists.

13. What does Hardy find in Rory's place?
(a) A picture her father gave her.
(b) A ring her father gave her.
(c) A bracelet her father gave her.
(d) A Rubik's cube her father gave her.

14. What did Herman's friend bring with him when he went and sleep in Herman's college dorm?
(a) A couple exciting strangers.
(b) A half dozen exciting strangers.
(c) Dozens of exciting strangers.
(d) A few dozen exciting strangers.

15. Why does Lloyd's daughter not like him?
(a) Because he moved to Rome.
(b) He he beat her once.
(c) Because he left her mother.
(d) Because of his past indicretions and multiple marriages.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was running the day-to-day operating of the newspaper Lloyd works for at his inception?

2. What country is the other victim Hardy meets at the police station from?

3. Where does Tom Rachman live at the start of Chapter 1?

4. What does Kathleen want to do with the article?

5. What does Arthur's wife protest against?

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