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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. What does the narrator attempt to sit and write about?
(a) He tries to write about Amanda.
(b) He tries to write about the magazine.
(c) He tries to write about Allagash.
(d) He tries to write about his brother.

2. How does the narrator react when Rich asks him about Amanda?
(a) He opens up to Rich about his painful experiences.
(b) He punches Rich in the face and is arrested.
(c) He bursts into tears and faints, ending up in the hospital.
(d) He makes up a story about her death as an activist.

3. What article is the narrator currently working on?
(a) A piece about ducks.
(b) A piece about environmental safety.
(c) A piece about aids in Africa.
(d) A piece about the French elections.

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

5. In what point of view is the novel written?
(a) Third person omniscient.
(b) Second person.
(c) Third person.
(d) First person.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon his discovery, what phrase does the narrator blurt out?

2. What river is the narrator gazing across?

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

4. How does the narrator feel about his childhood?

5. What letters does the girl particularly like?

(see the answer key)

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