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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Where did the narrator first meet Amanda?
(a) Indianapolis.
(b) Tucson.
(c) St. Louis.
(d) Kansas City.

5. With whom does the narrator ride the train to work?
(a) Italians from New Jersey.
(b) Dominicans from Washington Heights.
(c) Hasidic Jews from Brooklyn.
(d) Greeks from Astoria.

6. What advice does Walter Tyler give the narrator?
(a) Read Hazlitt and write before breakfast every day.
(b) Speak softly and carry a big stick.
(c) Drink a glass of red wine before bedtime.
(d) Never look Clara in the eyes.

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

8. How does Allagash help explain Amanda's omnipresence in the apartment?
(a) She calls once a week and hangs up before the narrator can speak.
(b) She has left pictures of herself everywhere.
(c) She has left her skin behind in the form of dust.
(d) She has left all her clothes in the closet.

9. Where does Alex suspect homosexuality "comes from"?
(a) One's upbringing.
(b) Hollywood.
(c) Hormones injected into beef.
(d) Vaccines given to children.

10. What street performer do Vicky and the narrator watch at Sheridan Square?
(a) A dancer with a boom box.
(b) An acrobat on a unicycle.
(c) A painted statue person.
(d) A one-man band.

11. Who does the narrator encounter at the club?
(a) Amanda, the ex-wife.
(b) Clara Tillinghast, his boss.
(c) Elaine, a model from Amanda's agency.
(d) Megan Avery, his co-worker.

12. What scent does the narrator catch on Bleecker street?
(a) An Italian bakery.
(b) Coffee from open windows of an apartment building.
(c) Fresh fish.
(d) A dumpster.

13. Do the narrator and Vicky get along?
(a) Yes, surprisingly well.
(b) No, she is insensitive and rude.
(c) Maybe, the narrator cannot tell for sure.
(d) No, they instantly dislike each other.

14. What is the New Jersey state motto?
(a) The Garden State.
(b) The Crossroads of America.
(c) The Show-Me State.
(d) The Big Sky State.

15. What does he discover upon a search of the Ladies' room?
(a) Megan Avery and Theresa in conversation.
(b) Tad Allagash and Elaine in an embrace.
(c) Amanda and Tad Allagash snorting coke.
(d) Theresa and Elaine in an embrace.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many siblings does Vicky have?

2. What two feelings is the narrator torn between when he discovers his proofs are gone?

3. In which department would the narrator rather be working?

4. What letters does the girl particularly like?

5. What heath ailment does Wade knowingly joke about with the narrator?

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