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

2. What was the narrator's most significant contact with The Druid?
(a) The day the Druid caught the narrator snorting coke in the bathroom.
(b) The day the Druid sat on an old lady in the subway.
(c) The Druid's unexpected presence at the narrator's wedding.
(d) The Druid's concern over the President's usage of the word "precipitous."

3. What letters does the girl particularly like?
(a) The letters "L"and "M."
(b) The letters "D" and "L."
(c) The letters "W" and "Q."
(d) The letters "P" and "A."

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

5. What scent does the narrator catch on Bleecker street?
(a) Coffee from open windows of an apartment building.
(b) A dumpster.
(c) Fresh fish.
(d) An Italian bakery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the narrator's deadline on the French piece?

2. What is the significance of the corner of Bleecker and Cornelia street?

3. What article is the narrator currently working on?

4. What river is the narrator gazing across?

5. What career has the narrator always wanted?

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