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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17 and 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator learn about through his job?
(a) Stock quotes.
(b) Impending lay-offs.
(c) Insider trading tips.
(d) Corrupt business practices.

2. What does Tyler tell the narrator he will be one step closer to by realizing his mortality?
(a) Rock bottom.
(b) Normalcy.
(c) A new beginning.
(d) The end of life.

3. What does the narrator do to cheer Marla up about the lump he found on her breast?
(a) Gives her money to get treatment.
(b) Tells her funny stories.
(c) Takes her to the hospital.
(d) Calls her family.

4. What does the narrator do to distract himself while Tyler is burning his hand?
(a) Recalls a fond memory.
(b) Practices guided meditation.
(c) Thinks about dying.
(d) Thinks of calming scenery.

5. How many days does the young man stand on the Paper Street house porch until Tyler lets him in?
(a) Two days.
(b) Three days.
(c) One day.
(d) Four days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the second list the narrator's boss brings into his office after finding it in the copy machine?

2. What does the narrator participate in at the brain parasites meeting?

3. What does the narrator call his life of travel for his job?

4. What does the narrator start faxing to his coworkers?

5. How does the narrator answer the mechanic's question about what he wished he had done before he died?

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