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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the italicized section of Chapter 5, after the girl wakes up in the recovery room, how does the Kid look?
(a) He appears only as a disembodied voice.
(b) Black with soot, his cloak smoking.
(c) More solid than he ever looked before.
(d) Iridescent and barely there.

2. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 7, what happens when Bobby tries to withdraw money from his bank?
(a) The teller says Bobby's account has been attached by the IRS.
(b) Bobby's has been the victim of identity theft.
(c) The teller accidentally gives Bobby money from someone else's account
(d) There is no money in the account.

3. In the italicized section of Chapter 6, what does the girl say happens to the contents of the old steamer trunk?
(a) They are eaten by mice.
(b) They are molded by rain.
(c) They burn in a fire.
(d) They are stolen.

4. Who owns the restaurant or the building that the restaurant is in that Kline and Bobby go to?
(a) Carlos Marcello.
(b) Michael Vitti.
(c) Alfredo Corleone.
(d) Jack Bonnano.

5. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 7, what is John's solution for getting off of parole?
(a) Be acquitted for good behavior.
(b) Change identity.
(c) Have his case thrown out.
(d) Pay off the judge.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 5, what does John say is more binding than blood?

2. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 5, who does John say is wiser than Hamlet?

3. When Bobby goes to Stella Maris after driving away from his winter residence, who does he visit with?

4. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 5, what does John say to the waiter that he definitely does not want?

5. In the italicized section of Chapter 7, what does the Kid initially say that the sticker says on the dummy's trunk?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Bobby's response to the IRS agent at the post office?

2. What does the girl say to the Kid about why she does not write down her mathematical conjectures?

3. Who does Bobby meet after talking to the guys in suits again?

4. After Bobby's meeting with the IRS agent, he meets up with Kline. What does Kline say about the shape of his own life and how is that a contrast to Bobby's life?

5. In the italicized section of Chapter 5, why does Bobby change his major from math to physics?

6. After recounting his time in Eastern State, why does John say that he is somewhat reluctant about Tulsa being back in his life?

7. Why does the girl go to the hospital? Is her visit to the hospital successful?

8. In the italicized section of Chapter 5, what does the Kid tell the girl about math and reality before she goes to bed?

9. What is in the trunk that the Kid brings into the girl's room?

10. Where does Bobby go to live for the winter after having his conversation with Kline about Bobby getting on with his life?

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