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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. What does the narrator think Tod Friendly would do at the food store?
(a) Buy food with coupons.
(b) Shave and shower.
(c) Return his food and get money for it.
(d) Buy food with his money.

2. How does the narrator feel about John Young's experience in the hospital?
(a) Inspired.
(b) Traumatized.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Proud.

3. What sport does Tod Friendly take up?
(a) Tennis
(b) Baseball.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Basketball.

4. Who is the president of the United States at the beginning of the book?
(a) Lyndon Johnson.
(b) Ronald Reagan.
(c) Richard Nixon.
(d) Gerald Ford.

5. Where does the taxi cab take John Young after his night of drinking?
(a) To the hospital.
(b) To the Imperial Hotel.
(c) To the basement apartment.
(d) To his house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can the narrator control?

2. Where does Odilo Unverdorben pass through on his way south at the end of the war?

3. When could John Young see stars in the city for first time?

4. What does the narrator think Tod Friendly does in church?

5. What does Tod Friendly do when he shaves?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the underground system for taking care of Nazis.

2. What does the narrator think about Tod Friendly's dreams and memories?

3. Why does Tod Friendly enjoy being part of a crowd?

4. What are some of the terms the narrator coins in order to make things make sense?

5. Describe how the narrator feels about Tod Friendly's work?

6. What is Tod's relationship with the narrator?

7. Does Tod Friendly/John Young seem to be a good person?

8. How does the narrator feel about John Young's work?

9. How does the narrator understand language?

10. What happens when the Reverend Kreditor talks to John Young about stormy weather?

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