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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. What does the narrator attempt to sit and write about?
(a) He tries to write about his brother.
(b) He tries to write about Allagash.
(c) He tries to write about Amanda.
(d) He tries to write about the magazine.

2. What animal does Megan say was found in the mail room?
(a) A puppy.
(b) An iguana.
(c) A ferret.
(d) A mink.

3. What mood is the narrator in as he goes to bed after the date?
(a) He is indifferent, dreading the confrontation with Tillinghast.
(b) He is miserable, like always.
(c) For the first time in a while he is happy.
(d) He is confused and angry about his feelings for Vicky.

4. How do the narrator's coworkers react after his deadline is changed?
(a) They are horrified and boycott the company.
(b) They are angry and shun him.
(c) They are ecstatic and want to see him fired.
(d) They are sympathetic and want to help him.

5. When the narrator dances with a girl at the club, what does she reveal she has heard about his wife?
(a) His wife was an activist and executed by Che Guevara.
(b) His wife left him for her career in Paris.
(c) His wife has returned to him and his waiting at his apartment.
(d) His wife died of leukemia.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator clean out his desk?

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

3. How does the narrator convince himself to stay out with Tad instead of just going home?

4. What item seen in the window of an antique shop does Vicky want in her house someday?

5. What is Seventh Avenue called below Fortieth Street?

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