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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 nickname did the narrator have for his college girlfriend?
(a) The Pumkin.
(b) The China Doll.
(c) The Geisha.
(d) The Barbie.

2. What will "take you for all you're worth and leave you in the gutter," according to the protagonist's parents?
(a) A Jewish girl.
(b) A blondie.
(c) A prostitute.
(d) A wife.

3. To what place does the narrator speak of taking a trip to in Chapter 6?
(a) Israel.
(b) California.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Italy.

4. What does the narrator demand from Mandel at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) Money.
(b) Details.
(c) Secrecy.
(d) A prostitute.

5. What does the narrator compare the shikse's hair to on the bus?
(a) Roses.
(b) Flax.
(c) Wine.
(d) Oil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had the Monkey once been?

2. Who was the narrator's favorite "hero" in eighth grade?

3. What was the name of the prostitute the narrator and Monkey picked up?

4. What does the narrator say he hasn't heard from the Monkey for 3 days on their ride back?

5. Where does the narrator say he abandoned the Monkey?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 5? What does this refer to?

2. What happened with Mandel and Bubbles? What does this prompt the narrator to need to know?

3. What happened on the trip with the Monkey that began to change their relationship?

4. What does the narrator recall which might be "the root of his problems" in Chapter 4 regarding his mother?

5. Who does Alex describe as the first of the shikses he had a relationship with? What attracted him to her?

6. What attracts Alex to Naomi? How does he express his feelings for her?

7. What story does Alex tell of the Monkey with the married couple?

8. What does the memories of the Monkey conjure in Alex's memory in Chapter 4?

9. How does Alex describe the "Sunday morning ritual" in his neighborhood?

10. Why did Alex and Kay almost marry? What caused him to end the relationship?

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