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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. Why hasn't the narrator told his father about the divorce?
(a) His father is in a coma and is non responsive.
(b) He cannot stand the satisfaction his father would get from the divorce.
(c) His father loved Amanda more than anyone.
(d) He feels it is his duty to appear happy for his father.

2. What have they resolved to leave in Clara's office?
(a) A bunch of balloons.
(b) Rolls and rolls of toilet paper.
(c) A large pile of cocaine.
(d) Fred, the ferret.

3. Why does the narrator begin to panic as the morning waxes?
(a) He has not planned to end the night alone, and does not want to go into the sunlight.
(b) He has lost his credit card and thinks it was stolen.
(c) He has lost his wife in the melee and cannot find her.
(d) He completely lost track of time and has missed his train.

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

5. How does Michael get into the narrator's apartment?
(a) He claims he is a parcel service.
(b) He pleads with the narrator to let him in.
(c) He has brought a police escort.
(d) He forces his way through the door.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the archivist in the library?

2. With whom does the narrator ride the train to work?

3. Of what do the potted plants remind the narrator?

4. What reservations did the narrator's father have about Amanda?

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

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