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

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

3. Why does the narrator like Tad Allagash?
(a) He and Allagash have been through a lot of tough times together.
(b) Allagash is helping the narrator win back Amanda, the love of his life.
(c) He and Allagash have been friends since childhood.
(d) Allagash never asks him probing questions: their friendship is very surface.

4. What kind of guy does the narrator see himself as?
(a) The kind of guy who is the life of the party.
(b) The kind of guy who appreciates a night a home with a good book.
(c) The kind of guy who enjoys facts and spurns fiction.
(d) The kind of guy who runs marathons for fun.

5. How does the narrator convince himself to stay out with Tad instead of just going home?
(a) The narrator tells himself Tad has never let him down.
(b) The narrator tells himself he will find another woman to love if he stays out.
(c) The narrator knows he has a serious addiction and needs the drugs.
(d) The narrator just wants a pick-me-up, then will leave for home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator purchase on his lunch break?

2. When the narrator dances with a girl at the club, what does she reveal she has heard about his wife?

3. Who does the narrator hope to meet in the club?

4. What scent does the narrator catch on Bleecker street?

5. What letters does the girl particularly like?

(see the answer key)

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