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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Twelve, How It's Going.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the narrator see on the West Side Highway?
(a) A lone hooker pulling on her skirt.
(b) His mother, in town for a surprise visit.
(c) A man peddling kabobs on a cart.
(d) Amanda, who is as beautiful as ever.

2. Why is Amanda embarrassed for the narrator to meet her mother, Dolly?
(a) Dolly is hard of hearing and speaks very loudly.
(b) Dolly has amnesia and cannot remember anything.
(c) Dolly is crass and uneducated.
(d) Dolly is beautiful and makes Amanda feel inadequate.

3. Who was with their mother the last few days before she died?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Their father.
(c) Their two younger brothers.
(d) Michael.

4. Who settled their divorce?
(a) Amanda's lawyer.
(b) The narrator's father.
(c) Michael.
(d) Amanda's agent.

5. What does the narrator drop in the bathroom?
(a) His glasses.
(b) The vial of cocaine Tad gave him.
(c) The paper with Vicky's phone number.
(d) His wallet and credit cards.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator purchase on his lunch break?

2. Why does the narrator decide to go in to work?

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

4. Who is on the phone when the narrator gets back to his apartment?

5. What animal does Vicky use as a philosophical example for the narrator?

(see the answer key)

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