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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Three, The Utility of Fiction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Does the narrator enjoy dancing with Elaine?
(a) Yes, he loves her dance steps and her hard-edged look.
(b) No, she is a horrible dancer and steps on his feet.
(c) Yes, she is a beautiful model and a great person.
(d) No, he does not find her attractive or interesting.

2. What heath ailment does Wade knowingly joke about with the narrator?
(a) The narrator's sinus infection.
(b) The narrator's ear infection.
(c) The narrator's influenza.
(d) The narrator's strep throat.

3. What is the New Jersey state motto?
(a) The Garden State.
(b) The Crossroads of America.
(c) The Show-Me State.
(d) The Big Sky State.

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

5. Who does the narrator see on the West Side Highway?
(a) His mother, in town for a surprise visit.
(b) A man peddling kabobs on a cart.
(c) A lone hooker pulling on her skirt.
(d) Amanda, who is as beautiful as ever.

Short Answer Questions

1. What letters does the girl particularly like?

2. What was the narrator's most significant contact with The Druid?

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

4. What river is the narrator gazing across?

5. Of what object do the girls' eyes remind the narrator?

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