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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Two, The Department of Factual Verification.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What author did the narrator, in his first days at the company, give advice about his award-winning prose?
(a) Amanda Sykes.
(b) Steven Paul.
(c) Marianne Miller.
(d) John Donlevy.

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

3. Who is the narrator talking with at the club?
(a) A girl with a shaved head.
(b) A man with a lizard.
(c) Michael.
(d) Amanda.

4. What is the narrator's nickname for cocaine?
(a) Powdered Sugar.
(b) Clubbing Powder.
(c) Damage Control.
(d) Bolivian Marching Powder.

5. What is the significance of the corner of Bleecker and Cornelia street?
(a) This is the location of Tad Allagash's death.
(b) This is the location of the apartment building where the narrator lived with Amanda.
(c) This is the location of a recent murder investigation.
(d) This is the location of the coffee shop where the narrator and Amanda met.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator feel is his most shameful addiction?

2. When the narrator leaves for lunch, what does Megan ask him to bring back for her?

3. What kind of ship does the narrator watch make its way across the river?

4. On the way to work, what poster does the narrator see?

5. What does the homeless person do on the narrator's train ride to work?

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