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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Ten, Sometimes a Vague Notion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator want from Amanda?
(a) He wants an explanation for her abandonment.
(b) He wants her to trip and fall on the runway.
(c) He wants her to go back home with him.
(d) He wants her to give back her engagement ring.

2. What does he purchase on the street after leaving the office?
(a) He purchases a diamond ring for Megan.
(b) He purchases a hot dog from a vendor.
(c) He purchases what he hopes is cocaine.
(d) He purchases a new wallet.

3. What happens to the narrator's deadline on the French piece?
(a) The deadline is moved up and he may not be able to finish.
(b) The French piece is completely scrapped and all his time wasted.
(c) The deadline is delayed, giving him much more time.
(d) The French piece is taken out of his hands and given to Avery.

4. What memo, signed by the Druid's assistant, arrives in the afternoon?
(a) The narrator is fired, so everyone say goodbye.
(b) The French article is of the utmost importance.
(c) A Mr. Richard Fox is writing an article on the magazine.
(d) It is Clara's birthday and there is cake in the conference room.

5. What animal does the narrator purchase on the way back to work?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A ferrett.
(c) A fish.
(d) A puppy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does Megan say was found in the mail room?

2. What short article, besides the French article, is the narrator assigned to fact-check?

3. What phrase does Wade want on the narrator's epitaph?

4. What distinction does the narrator make between disasters in the city and in the rest of the country?

5. To what famous figure does the narrator compare himself?

(see the answer key)

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