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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. While Profane thinks he is settled in his job, what happens that changes everything in Chapter 13?
(a) His pay is cut down to a third.
(b) He falls sick.
(c) He misses his alarm and is fired from his job.
(d) His company goes bankrupt.

2. At the airport, who is leaving for Puerto Rico in Chapter 12?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Fina.
(c) Benny.
(d) Slab.

3. Why does Benny want to get a job in Chapter 8?
(a) To meet women.
(b) To get revenge.
(c) To save money.
(d) To buy food.

4. Where is Captain Hugh Godolphin heading off to when Mondaugen meets him?
(a) India.
(b) An expedition to the South Pole.
(c) Belize.
(d) Greenland.

5. When Mondaugen was in Africa, what was the project he worked on?
(a) A secret government operative.
(b) A diamond extraction program.
(c) A project involving atmospheric radio disturbances.
(d) An environmental hazard program.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Slab suggest that Esther do about her pregnancy?

2. Who are the people at the musician's home who are looking at a painting of a cheese danish and a tree?

3. What does Wijk fear that Abraham Morris will do?

4. Who acts like a mother towards Esther, concerned about her welfare and her decisions in Chapter 12?

5. Where do the police take Winsome after he jumps from the first floor into their net?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Esther have trouble in her relationship with the plastic surgeon?

2. How does Benny show signs of regression in Chapter 13?

3. What happens to V. in Paris?

4. When Benny is propositioned by Mafia, what does he do and what does it reveal about him?

5. Why is Rachel worried about Esther?

6. What unfortunate accident occurs to Melanie L'Heuremandi?

7. What are some characteristics of V. that are revealed in Chapter 11 and what do they say about her?

8. What is V.'s point of view regarding the siege in Africa in 1922?

9. How does V. appear in Chapter 9 and what does this say about her or her role?

10. What is Godolphin's point of contention against V.'s argument for Vheissu?

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