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

2. Is the narrator depressed about his current situation?
(a) It is unclear in the text.
(b) Maybe, he is entirely indecisive.
(c) No, he loves his lifestyle.
(d) Yes, he is in a pattern he cannot break.

3. In which department would the narrator rather be working?
(a) The Grammar Department.
(b) The Department of Photography.
(c) The Department of Factual Verification.
(d) The Fiction Department.

4. Who is The Druid?
(a) He is a ghost of a man who has been working on an article for seven years.
(b) He is the fourth man to head the company.
(c) He is an often-encountered man on the subway.
(d) He is the narrator's direct superior, nicknamed Clingfast.

5. How was the narrator's innocent advice perceived by his superiors at the magazine?
(a) They promptly fired him and he has been on the job market ever since.
(b) They were completely outraged at his presumption.
(c) There never found out that he did it.
(d) They were in awe and immediately promoted him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the narrator talking with at the club?

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

3. Does the narrator enjoy dancing with Elaine?

4. What is the narrator's nickname for cocaine?

5. In which branch of the magazine does the narrator work?

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