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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator call from an empty office on the thirtieth floor?
(a) His father's house.
(b) Tad Allagash's apartment.
(c) Amanda's agency.
(d) Clara's office.

2. Why do the narrator and Vicky miss their connection with Tad?
(a) The narrator knows Tad had no intention of meeting them anyway.
(b) The narrator grows bored with Vicky and pursues his own good time.
(c) Vicky's purse is stolen and they must file a police report.
(d) Tad is ill and must go to the hospital.

3. Who is the narrator's direct supervisor?
(a) Yasu Wade.
(b) Clara Tillinghast.
(c) Rittenhouse.
(d) Megan Avery.

4. Of what object do the girls' eyes remind the narrator?
(a) A shiny piece of aluminum.
(b) A bruised apple.
(c) A sandblasted shower door.
(d) A Jeep Cherokee in the junkyard.

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

6. What river is the narrator gazing across?
(a) The Ohio River.
(b) The Hudson River.
(c) The East River.
(d) The Mississippi River.

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

8. What is the animal's name?
(a) Amanda.
(b) George.
(c) Sue anne.
(d) Fred.

9. Why does the narrator not want to have lunch with Alex?
(a) Alex is unfriendly and does not like the narrator's writing.
(b) Alex always makes the narrator pick up the check.
(c) Alex is recently divorced and unstable.
(d) Alex is an alcoholic and will put away a couple of drinks at lunch.

10. When the narrator leaves for lunch, what does Megan ask him to bring back for her?
(a) A diet soda.
(b) A Tab.
(c) A ham sandwich.
(d) A salad.

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

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

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

14. Who does the narrator encounter at the second club?
(a) Rich Vanier, a former classmate.
(b) Megan Avery, his coworker.
(c) Michael, his brother.
(d) Vicky, Tad's cousin.

15. Where will the narrator shop for his eventual girlfriend/wife?
(a) Discount Jewelers Plus.
(b) Tiffany's.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Gem-o-Rama.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many siblings does Vicky have?

2. Whose picture does the narrator see on Rittenhouse's paper?

3. Who has the narrator been set up with for the evening?

4. Who is the archivist in the library?

5. Who has called in sick to the office?

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