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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Five, Les Jeux Sont Faits.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About whom does the narrator dream that night?
(a) Amanda.
(b) His mother.
(c) Michael.
(d) Coma baby.

2. What distinction does the narrator make between disasters in the city and in the rest of the country?
(a) Disasters in the city involve taxis, whereas in the country they involve mini vans.
(b) Disasters in the city are always weather-related, whereas in the country they are never weather-related.
(c) Disasters in the city are man-made, whereas in the country they are acts of God.
(d) Disasters in the city involved drugs, whereas in the country they involved alcohol.

3. Who has called in sick to the office?
(a) Clara Tillinghast.
(b) Megan Avery.
(c) The narrator.
(d) The Druid.

4. Why is Amanda embarrassed for the narrator to meet her mother, Dolly?
(a) Dolly is crass and uneducated.
(b) Dolly is beautiful and makes Amanda feel inadequate.
(c) Dolly is hard of hearing and speaks very loudly.
(d) Dolly has amnesia and cannot remember anything.

5. When Elaine leaves for the restroom, what does the narrator suspect?
(a) He suspects Allagash has drugged Elaine and put her in the trunk of a car.
(b) He thinks Elaine is in love with him and arranging for them to leave.
(c) He thinks she has seen Amanda.
(d) He is afraid they have all planned to leave without him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator get the girl to dance with him longer after she's said she is tired?

2. What kind of guy does the narrator see himself as?

3. Where will the narrator shop for his eventual girlfriend/wife?

4. How many martinis has Alex had during the course of lunch?

5. Why has Tad insisted on making up stories about Amanda and the narrator's separation?

(see the answer key)

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