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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. What does the phone call entail?
(a) The caller wants the narrator to come back to the apartment.
(b) The caller wants the narrator to provide smut on the magazine.
(c) The caller wants the narrator to take his old job back.
(d) The called wants to repair their marriage.

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

3. Who is on the phone when the narrator gets back to his apartment?
(a) Clara Tillinghast.
(b) Richard Fox.
(c) Megan Avery.
(d) Amanda White.

4. Who does he call the minute he wakes up?
(a) Clara Tillinghast.
(b) Michael.
(c) Vicky Hollins.
(d) Megan Avery.

5. Who is the archivist in the library?
(a) Marianne.
(b) Alex.
(c) Megan Avery.
(d) Michael.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator feel is his most shameful addiction?

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

3. How do the narrator's coworkers react after his deadline is changed?

4. Who has left a message for him inside the apartment?

5. What plans with Megan has the narrator forgotten?

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