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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 plans with Megan has the narrator forgotten?
(a) He has forgotten their movie night.
(b) He has forgotten their lunch date.
(c) He has forgotten their elopement.
(d) He has forgotten their dinner reservation.

2. How does the narrator convince himself to stay out with Tad instead of just going home?
(a) The narrator just wants a pick-me-up, then will leave for home.
(b) The narrator tells himself Tad has never let him down.
(c) The narrator knows he has a serious addiction and needs the drugs.
(d) The narrator tells himself he will find another woman to love if he stays out.

3. Do the narrator and Vicky get along?
(a) No, they instantly dislike each other.
(b) Maybe, the narrator cannot tell for sure.
(c) Yes, surprisingly well.
(d) No, she is insensitive and rude.

4. How does the narrator clean out his desk?
(a) He enlists the help of a moving company.
(b) He takes everything into Clara's office and dumps it.
(c) He dumps everything into wastebaskets.
(d) He and Megan separate everything into piles.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does he discover upon a search of the Ladies' room?

2. What mood is the narrator in as he goes to bed after the date?

3. Where and what is Vicky studying?

4. Upon arriving at his apartment, what does the narrator realize he has forgotten?

5. How does the narrator feel about his childhood?

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