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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Upon arriving at his apartment, what does the narrator realize he has forgotten?
(a) His cell phone.
(b) His wedding ring.
(c) His keys.
(d) His rolodex.

2. Why has Tad insisted on making up stories about Amanda and the narrator's separation?
(a) He honestly thinks Amanda was an activist in South America.
(b) He is completely clueless about how their relationship ended.
(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.

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

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

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

6. How does the narrator get the girl to dance with him longer after she's said she is tired?
(a) He threatens her with bodily harm.
(b) He gives her a rose and tells her she is beautiful.
(c) He offers her drugs which she gladly takes.
(d) He pays the DJ to play better songs.

7. What is the narrator's nickname for cocaine?
(a) Clubbing Powder.
(b) Damage Control.
(c) Powdered Sugar.
(d) Bolivian Marching Powder.

8. What has happened to the narrator's proofs?
(a) The proofs have been sent to the Druid's office.
(b) The proofs have been stolen.
(c) The proofs have been corrected by Megan.
(d) The proofs have been sent to Typesetting.

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

10. How do the narrator's coworkers react after his deadline is changed?
(a) They are sympathetic and want to help him.
(b) They are ecstatic and want to see him fired.
(c) They are horrified and boycott the company.
(d) They are angry and shun him.

11. When the narrator dances with a girl at the club, what does she reveal she has heard about his wife?
(a) His wife died of leukemia.
(b) His wife has returned to him and his waiting at his apartment.
(c) His wife left him for her career in Paris.
(d) His wife was an activist and executed by Che Guevara.

12. Why hasn't the narrator told his father about the divorce?
(a) His father is in a coma and is non responsive.
(b) He feels it is his duty to appear happy for his father.
(c) His father loved Amanda more than anyone.
(d) He cannot stand the satisfaction his father would get from the divorce.

13. After what duration of time did the narrator and Amanda move in together?
(a) One month.
(b) One year.
(c) One week.
(d) One day.

14. How many siblings does Vicky have?
(a) Two brothers.
(b) Three sisters.
(c) None.
(d) Two sisters and a brother.

15. Who is Alex Hardy?
(a) A fellow Facts Department coworker.
(b) A doorman who occasionally works the elevator.
(c) The narrator's brother.
(d) A fiction editor emeritus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Is the narrator depressed about his current situation?

2. What kind of cigarettes does Dolly smoke?

3. Where does Alex suspect homosexuality "comes from"?

4. What short article, besides the French article, is the narrator assigned to fact-check?

5. When did the narrator propose to Amanda?

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