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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Main Character tell the Strange Man that he must do in Chapter 23?
(a) Fire the Limo Driver.
(b) Come to the office.
(c) Watch the cat.
(d) Pay for the medicine.

2. How old is the Girlfriend as noted in Chapter 4?
(a) 29.
(b) 18.
(c) 21.
(d) 35.

3. How does the Main Character react the first time he sees the Girlfriend's ears?
(a) He thanks her profusely.
(b) He is unable to speak.
(c) He kisses her.
(d) He cries.

4. What does the Main Character find in the back of the limo that the Strange Man sends to pick him up and bring him to the Boss?
(a) A travel mug with a sheep emblem.
(b) A lighter with a worm emblem.
(c) A travel mug with a worm emblem.
(d) A lighter with a sheep emblem.

5. What best describes the Girlfriend's feelings about her ears?
(a) She is greatly embarrassed by them.
(b) That they are separate from the rest of her.
(c) She is very proud of them.
(d) That they are her only source of beauty.

6. What does the Main Character do when he cannot reach either of the two people he tries to phone after returning from the Boss's home?
(a) Buys some wool socks.
(b) Orders more beer.
(c) Calls a taxi.
(d) Goes to a movie.

7. What best describes the Boss?
(a) A technological genius with strong liberal viewpoints.
(b) A major right-wing political figure.
(c) A major player in the conservative publication business.
(d) A powerful leader of a corrupt family run corporation.

8. At what age does the person who dies in Chapter 1 die?
(a) 18.
(b) 26.
(c) 60.
(d) 30.

9. What does the Strange Man tell the Main Character about the object seen through the magnifying glass?
(a) It is part of a sacred text.
(b) It does not exist.
(c) It puts the Rat in grave danger.
(d) It implicates the Main Character.

10. What does the Rat refuse to give to the Main Character in his first letter?
(a) The money he owes him.
(b) The name of his new wife.
(c) The dreams he is having.
(d) His address.

11. What losses do the Strange Man and the Main Character discuss in Chapter 17?
(a) The Boss's losses due to his health problem.
(b) Losses of loved ones.
(c) The implied loss of the Main Character's life.
(d) Business losses due to pulling the sheep bulletin.

12. What does the Main Character see when he uses the magnifying glass?
(a) Hidden text.
(b) A starred sheep.
(c) The Rat's signature.
(d) A picture of the Rat.

13. Where does the Main Character first meet the person who dies in Chapter 1?
(a) A wedding.
(b) At work.
(c) At primary school.
(d) A coffee shop.

14. What does the Main Character say has happened to his business partner over the past several years?
(a) He has become addicted to cocaine.
(b) He has grown weak from a chronic illness.
(c) He has become an alcoholic.
(d) He has become a religious fanatic.

15. How does the Strange Man respond to the Main Character's attempts at small talk during their phone call in Chapter 22?
(a) He is uncharacteristically friendly.
(b) With silence.
(c) He urges him to get to the point.
(d) He tells him to stop wasting his time.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Main Character give to the person he meets per the Rat's request?

2. For what length of time does the Strange Man tell the Main Character that he will leave him alone?

3. What does the Rat include in his second letter to the Main Character?

4. Who is referred to as the Boss?

5. What does the Strange Man give to the Main Character in Chapter 18 before telling him to leave?

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