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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. Bateman is worried they did not arrive at ________ early enough to get a good table, but it turns out their table is fine.
(a) Harry's.
(b) Pastels.
(c) Nell's.
(d) Dorsia.

2. Bateman rushes _____________ out of the room when he realizes that his identity might be discovered.
(a) Price.
(b) Owen.
(c) Courtney.
(d) Evelyn.

3. What does Price find as he is wandering around Evelyn's apartment at the beginning of the story?
(a) A dead body.
(b) A window open.
(c) Weed.
(d) Another couple.

4. Which celebrity does Bateman run into when he is in the elevator, though he forgets the name of one of this actor's films?
(a) John Hughes.
(b) Tom Cruise.
(c) Tom Arnold.
(d) Tom Skerritt.

5. Where do Price and Bateman go for dinner toward the end of this section of the book?
(a) Pastels.
(b) Harry's.
(c) Nell's.
(d) Sally's.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what holiday is Bateman buying presents for all those in his life?

2. What does Bateman convince the young prostitute to do while he is on the phone with the escort service?

3. What is the talk show that Bateman likes to watch as a part of his daily morning routine?

4. Luis Carruthers discusses his latest trip to _______________ when he is meeting with Bateman at the office.

5. Bateman lounges on Evelyn's bed with Price in the room and watches as she ______________________.

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 does Bateman rush himself out of the party that Evelyn throws, asking her to come with him?

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

4. What does Bateman experience when he is watching Bono in U2 for the first time when out with friends?

5. Why does Bateman become angry with Evelyn during the course of his dinner with her?

6. What does Bateman give as an excuse as to why Evelyn cannot come over to his apartment?

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

8. What does Bateman find out about his date one night with Patricia, as indicated by several messages on his answering machine?

9. What does Bateman do when he is cruising in the meat packing district after talking with Courtney?

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

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