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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the Main Character say that the Girlfriend is most likely to display her ears?
(a) When she wants attention.
(b) When there are animals around.
(c) During sex.
(d) When there are children around.

2. What is the name of the person who dies in Chapter 1?
(a) Not revealed.
(b) Li.
(c) Harumi.
(d) Song.

3. Whom does the Main Character live with?
(a) His father.
(b) No one.
(c) An unseen roommate.
(d) His cat.

4. How is the Strange Man dressed?
(a) In a trench coat and gloves.
(b) Like a bum.
(c) In a polo shirt and Dockers.
(d) Formally.

5. What symptoms does the Boss exhibit of the brain cyst and the required medications?
(a) Dizziness and Depression.
(b) Fatigue and difficulty breathing.
(c) Nausea and a rash.
(d) Headaches and hallucinations.

6. What does the Main Character drink in Chapter 9?
(a) Bourbon.
(b) Tea.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Coffee.

7. What does the Main Character do in Chapter 3 after his unexpected visitor leaves?
(a) Goes through his closet.
(b) Cries.
(c) Opens his package.
(d) Showers.

8. What relationship does the Main Character share with the person who dies in Chapter 1?
(a) They were married.
(b) They were former lovers.
(c) They were co-workers.
(d) They are stepsiblings.

9. What does the Strange Man do when the Main Character refuses to tell him what he wants to know in Chapter 17?
(a) Tears up a check.
(b) Shows him a different photograph.
(c) Throws a lighter at him.
(d) Threatens him.

10. What does the Rat tell the Main Character in his first letter?
(a) About the women he has slept with.
(b) About his courses at the University.
(c) About the pictures he is painting.
(d) About the towns he has traveled to.

11. What does the Main Character tell the Business Partner he must do in Chapter 23?
(a) Hire an assistant.
(b) Watch the cat.
(c) Quit drinking.
(d) Take care of the books.

12. Where does the Main Character go to buy supplies after speaking to the Strange Man?
(a) The grocery store.
(b) A pharmacy.
(c) A clothing store.
(d) An outdoors supplier.

13. What does the Rat apologize for in his first letter to the Main Character?
(a) For sleeping with the Main Character's ex-wife.
(b) For their last fight.
(c) For leaving town without saying goodbye.
(d) For leaving when their mother was ill.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What prediction does the Girlfriend make in Chapter 6 that comes true?

2. What does the Main Character do in Chapter 22 before calling the Strange Man?

3. What does the Main Character tell the Strange Man that he must do in Chapter 23?

4. Who is the second person that the Main Character tries to phone after Limo Driver on his return from the Boss's home?

5. Where does the opening scene of the novel occur?

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