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

2. When Elaine leaves for the restroom, what does the narrator suspect?
(a) He thinks she has seen Amanda.
(b) He thinks Elaine is in love with him and arranging for them to leave.
(c) He suspects Allagash has drugged Elaine and put her in the trunk of a car.
(d) He is afraid they have all planned to leave without him.

3. What does the narrator feel is his most shameful addiction?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) The New York Post.
(c) Amanda.
(d) Alcohol.

4. About how often is the narrator late to work?
(a) Two or three times a month.
(b) Never.
(c) At least once a week.
(d) About once a month.

5. What career has the narrator always wanted?
(a) He wanted to be a father and husband.
(b) He wants to be a fashion model.
(c) He wants to be a race car driver.
(d) He wants to be a writer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator encounter at the club?

2. What author did the narrator, in his first days at the company, give advice about his award-winning prose?

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

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

5. How does the narrator convince himself to stay out with Tad instead of just going home?

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