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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Nine, Linguine and Sympathy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the narrator and Vicky miss their connection with Tad?
(a) Tad is ill and must go to the hospital.
(b) The narrator grows bored with Vicky and pursues his own good time.
(c) The narrator knows Tad had no intention of meeting them anyway.
(d) Vicky's purse is stolen and they must file a police report.

2. How does the narrator feel about his childhood?
(a) He feels he had a very normal, average childhood.
(b) He felt he was always on the outside looking in.
(c) He felt loved and treasured, easily making friends.
(d) He is not really affected by his past one way or the other.

3. Why doesn't Megan live with her family?
(a) She cannot afford to travel home.
(b) She was ill for a long time and committed to Bellevue.
(c) Her family died in a car accident.
(d) They had a falling-out and have not spoken for years.

4. How does the narrator react when Rich asks him about Amanda?
(a) He punches Rich in the face and is arrested.
(b) He makes up a story about her death as an activist.
(c) He opens up to Rich about his painful experiences.
(d) He bursts into tears and faints, ending up in the hospital.

5. What advice does Walter Tyler give the narrator?
(a) Never look Clara in the eyes.
(b) Speak softly and carry a big stick.
(c) Read Hazlitt and write before breakfast every day.
(d) Drink a glass of red wine before bedtime.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has the narrator been set up with for the evening?

2. What does the narrator give to Megan?

3. What relationship of Megan's surprises the narrator?

4. Where do the narrator and Megan go to eat?

5. Who is the archivist in the library?

(see the answer key)

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