This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5: My Object All Sublime; Chapters 37-45: the Nightmare, How to Discard a Mistress, The Bad Year, A First Class Ticket to Europe, The man on the Boat Deck, A Game of Ping Pong, the Premonition, In Pursuit of Noel.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Marjorie pin all her hopes on a reconciliation with Noel in Chapter 40?
(a) She has nothing to offer another man but a "ransacked body and an empty heart".
(b) Noel needs her as much as she "needs his moody eyes and messy hair."
(c) Marjorie is lonely and thinks that "Noel is the only boy who understands" her.
(d) To Marjorie, Noel is her "everything."

2. Who proposes to Marjorie in Chapter 40?
(a) Wally.
(b) Milton.
(c) George.
(d) Noel.

3. How did Noel's show do, as noted in Chapter 38?
(a) It was a huge success.
(b) It did well but Noel grew bored of it and closed it down.
(c) It had a lukewarm reception.
(d) It was a complete failure and closed after five days.

4. Who is Mr. Klabber?
(a) The owner of Camp Tamarack.
(b) Marjorie's father's business partner.
(c) Marjorie's distant cousin.
(d) Marjorie's mother's lover.

5. What is the second job that Marjorie takes on in Chapter 40?
(a) Working at a carnival.
(b) Working at a newspaper.
(c) Working in a movie theatre ticket booth.
(d) Working in a private club.