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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 is the name of Klara's recently deceased husband?
(a) Albert.
(b) David.
(c) Jackie.
(d) Colin.

2. Who does Marian meet for lunch in chapter two?
(a) Brian Glassic.
(b) Peter Sellars.
(c) Jackie Gleason.
(d) Nick.

3. What kind of firm does Bill Patterson own?
(a) A chicken farm.
(b) A telephone company.
(c) A car lot.
(d) A construction firm.

4. Why does Nick uses his mother's surname rather than his father's surname?
(a) He hates his father.
(b) His parents never married.
(c) His father's name is embarrassing.
(d) His parents were separated when he was born.

5. What does Nick stare at after his dream?
(a) His son.
(b) The baseball.
(c) His wife.
(d) The TV.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Glassic say has the baseball from the Bobby Thomson game?

2. What does Rafferty tell Hoover?

3. What kind of car is the man driving across the desert?

4. Which one of the following celebrities are at the game?

5. In which city is Dodger Stadium?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mike think his mother should stay in New York?

2. Who was the Texas Highway Killer?

3. Why is Nick upset with Marian before he leaves for work?

4. How are Nick and Klara's lives different?

5. Why does Nick say his mother likes Jackie Gleason so much?

6. Why does Nick's wife like Nick's mother?

7. What do people in Phoenix think about Nick's roots?

8. What problems does Edgar Hoover have with his appearance?

9. Why does Marian say she takes heroin?

10. Who does Nick say Brian believes he is?

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