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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 non-italicized section of Chapter 5, who does John say is wiser than Hamlet?
(a) Ophelia.
(b) Krantz
(c) Rosenberg.
(d) Trimalchio.

2. In the italicized section of Chapter 5, why does the girl go to the hospital?
(a) To talk to a therapist.
(b) To have an exploratory operation.
(c) To receive electroshock therapy.
(d) To have a broken nose mended.

3. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 5, what does John say about French white wine?
(a) He will only drink white wine if it is French.
(b) They could double as window cleaner.
(c) They are the nectar of the gods.
(d) He favors them over the Italian varieties.

4. What does Bobby tell Kline that his sister spends her inheritance money on?
(a) On her college education.
(b) On a house.
(c) On a Violin.
(d) On an engagement ring.

5. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 6, what is Bobby doing in Paris?
(a) Learning how to dive.
(b) Going on a tour of art museums.
(c) Attending university.
(d) Tuning and testing out Bobby's race car.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 6, what book does Bobby read while he is on his dive job?

2. In Chapter 8, where does Bobby go to work after leaving New Orleans?

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

4. In the italicized section of Chapter 7, as the dummy is being loaded back into the trunk, what name does the girl remember is the dummy's real name?

5. In the italicized section of Chapter 6, what does the Kid want to show the girl?

Short Essay Questions

1. One night while Bobby is in Wartburg, Bobby mentions Alice's papers. Who is Alice? What happened to her?

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

3. Over the winter, Bobby has a dream of a doctor and a nurse showing him something and asking if Bobby wants to show that something to her. What is the thing that they are discussing and who is the "her"?

4. What does the IRS do to Bobby?

5. What happens to Bobby when goes to the jack-up rig?

6. How does the person that Bobby meets with after talking to the guys in suits know that Bobby's sister was beautiful?

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

8. What cathartic exclamations does Bobby make at the end of his visit with the person who comes to visit Bobby while Bobby is living alone in a shack by the beach?

9. What does the IRS agent at the post office say is the reason for the IRS becoming involved in Bobby's life?

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

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