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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 Vheissu?
(a) A fountain.
(b) A place where rules do not hold sway.
(c) A volcano.
(d) A drink.

2. Who does Waldetar see crying?
(a) Hugo.
(b) Mildred Wren.
(c) Profane.
(d) Victoria Wren.

3. Who does Rachel live with in her apartment?
(a) Esther and Paola Majistral.
(b) Her boyfriend.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her cat.

4. What is the name of the tavern that Benny Profane enters in Norfolk, Virginia on Christmas Eve, 1955?
(a) Sailor's Grave.
(b) Butch Cat.
(c) Reservoir.
(d) Mermaid Tavern.

5. What is the name of the owner of the bar in Norfolk, Virginia?
(a) Benny.
(b) Paola.
(c) Pappy Hod.
(d) Mrs. Boffo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the names of the two men who are drinking in front of a wine shop in Chapter 7?

2. Who is Porpentine?

3. What does Rachel say that Stencil wrote in his note?

4. Who is Alice?

5. On the last night before he leaves the Catskills, what does Benny see Rachel doing when he goes to talk to her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hugo Bongo-Shaftsbury talk to Mildred about on the train in Egypt?

2. Who are the two Englishmen at the cafe in Egypt that a waiter overhears talking about Victoria Wren?

3. What is Fairing's Parish and how did it get its name?

4. Describe Benny Profane in Chapter 1.

5. What is Benny's new job at the end of Chapter 1 and how does he get it?

6. What is Vheissu?

7. How did Stencil get wounded in Chapter 5?

8. What happens to the Birth of Venus painting in Chapter 7?

9. What appears to be a problem in Rachel and Benny's relationship?

10. What is Herbert Stencil's purpose?

(see the answer keys)

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