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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Six, Coma Baby Lives.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who does the narrator hope to meet in the club?
(a) The co-worker of his dreams, Clara Tillinghast.
(b) A movie star.
(c) His ex-wife Amanda.
(d) The kind of girl who would not be in a place like that.

4. What mood is the narrator in as he goes to bed after the date?
(a) He is miserable, like always.
(b) He is confused and angry about his feelings for Vicky.
(c) For the first time in a while he is happy.
(d) He is indifferent, dreading the confrontation with Tillinghast.

5. What sports faux pas does the narrator commit at the Irish bar?
(a) He calls a baseball inning a quarter.
(b) He calls a basketball quarter a period.
(c) He calls a baseball run a point.
(d) He calls a hockey puck a ball.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Of what do the potted plants remind the narrator?

3. When Elaine leaves for the restroom, what does the narrator suspect?

4. What does the homeless person do on the narrator's train ride to work?

5. What heath ailment does Wade knowingly joke about with the narrator?

(see the answer key)

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