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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eight, O Couture.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two feelings is the narrator torn between when he discovers his proofs are gone?
(a) Pride and shame.
(b) Sadness and anger.
(c) Confusion and disappointment.
(d) Horror and relief.

2. How does the narrator feel in his meeting with Clara?
(a) Giddy: he hates this job and wants to quit.
(b) Horrified: he is completely blindsided by their conversation.
(c) Afraid: he does not want Clara doing him bodily harm.
(d) Detached: like a samurai, she cannot hurt him if he has already resolved to die.

3. How does the narrator feel about his childhood?
(a) He felt he was always on the outside looking in.
(b) He felt loved and treasured, easily making friends.
(c) He is not really affected by his past one way or the other.
(d) He feels he had a very normal, average childhood.

4. Why does the narrator begin to panic as the morning waxes?
(a) He has not planned to end the night alone, and does not want to go into the sunlight.
(b) He has lost his wife in the melee and cannot find her.
(c) He has lost his credit card and thinks it was stolen.
(d) He completely lost track of time and has missed his train.

5. How old is the narrator?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Twenty-four.
(c) Twenty-one.
(d) Thirty-four.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where will the narrator shop for his eventual girlfriend/wife?

2. What river is the narrator gazing across?

3. In which department would the narrator rather be working?

4. What have they resolved to leave in Clara's office?

5. What distinction does the narrator make between disasters in the city and in the rest of the country?

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