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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. Who does Bateman ask to talk to the dry cleaners for him since he does not have the time to do it himself?
(a) A girl from his apartment.
(b) McDermott.
(c) Evelyn.
(d) Price.

2. Evelyn has hired ___________ to be the wait staff at her annual holiday party, which is disturbing and fascinating to Bateman.
(a) Circus performers.
(b) Midgets.
(c) Artists.
(d) Models.

3. Luis Carruthers discusses his latest trip to _______________ when he is meeting with Bateman at the office.
(a) Bahamas.
(b) Florida.
(c) Hawaii.
(d) Arizona.

4. Bateman ends up wandering into a Kosher restaurant to order a _____________ that is not on the menu.
(a) Meat.
(b) Soup.
(c) Latke.
(d) Milk shake.

5. What is the talk show that Bateman likes to watch as a part of his daily morning routine?
(a) Joan Rivers Hour.
(b) Geraldo Riviera Show.
(c) Patty Winters Show.
(d) Sally Jessy Raphael.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bateman's secretary remind him that he has to do while he is up and nursing a hangover after the restaurant?

2. Where does Bateman meet his friends to discuss the proper way of wearing some clothes and the homeless people in the city?

3. Who does Bateman realize may be having an affair, which only mildly disappoints him?

4. An artist at the party believes that the ____________ is moving on his plate, making him a central focus of the dinner.

5. Bateman bribes __________ limo driver into taking Bateman and Evelyn to a club.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the man who opens up the laundry from Bateman not surprised by what he finds in the bag?

2. Why doesn't Bateman just have someone else do his Christmas shopping for him as he knows Jean would?

3. What do Price and Bateman realize about the drugs that they have received from the dealer?

4. What does Bateman think about his secretary, Jean, as he indicates in the narrative?

5. What happens when Paul Owen comes over to the table at Harry's to talk with Bateman and the other men?

6. What happens between Tim Price and the homeless man at the start of the novel?

7. What happens when Bateman decides to go to the store to pick up some groceries for a quiet night in?

8. What do Bateman and Evelyn find when they go into the bathroom in order to do the drugs they bought?

9. What does Bateman lecture a homeless man about on his way home from a black tie dinner?

10. What is the problem at the dry cleaners at the start of this section of the book which causes Bateman to argue with the owners?

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