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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Ten, Sometimes a Vague Notion.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In which branch of the magazine does the narrator work?
(a) The Fiction Department.
(b) The New Voices Department.
(c) The Grammar Department.
(d) The Department of Factual Verification.

3. What author did the narrator, in his first days at the company, give advice about his award-winning prose?
(a) Marianne Miller.
(b) John Donlevy.
(c) Amanda Sykes.
(d) Steven Paul.

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 narrator's direct superior, nicknamed Clingfast.
(c) He is the fourth man to head the company.
(d) He is an often-encountered man on the subway.

5. Why has Tad insisted on making up stories about Amanda and the narrator's separation?
(a) He is completely clueless about how their relationship ended.
(b) He honestly thinks Amanda was an activist in South America.
(c) He is hoping he will meet the love of his love through the narrator's tragedy.
(d) He is trying to help the narrator get more girls.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the narrator and Tad encounter upon their illegal return to the office?

2. Who does the narrator hope to meet in the club?

3. Upon his return to the office, what has the narrator forgotten?

4. What is Seventh Avenue called below Fortieth Street?

5. What item does he steal from the man at the bar?

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