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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. When the narrator leaves for lunch, what does Megan ask him to bring back for her?
(a) A Tab.
(b) A salad.
(c) A ham sandwich.
(d) A diet soda.

2. Before implementing his plan, what does the narrator compare himself to?
(a) He compares himself to a terrorist waiting in unsuspecting crowd.
(b) He compares himself to menorah in a Christmas tree shop.
(c) He compares himself to children at family holidays.
(d) He compares himself to a tourist in Times Square.

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

4. What is Seventh Avenue called below Fortieth Street?
(a) Avenue A.
(b) Bleeker Street.
(c) Fashion Avenue.
(d) West End Avenue.

5. What does he discover upon a search of the Ladies' room?
(a) Megan Avery and Theresa in conversation.
(b) Amanda and Tad Allagash snorting coke.
(c) Tad Allagash and Elaine in an embrace.
(d) Theresa and Elaine in an embrace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What suit does the narrator take against Amanda?

2. In what point of view is the novel written?

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

4. How was the narrator's innocent advice perceived by his superiors at the magazine?

5. How does the narrator get the girl to dance with him longer after she's said she is tired?

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