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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Tad Allagash's main goal in life?
(a) He is an athlete and constantly training for the Olympic games.
(b) He strives to have more fun than anyone else in New York City.
(c) He hopes one day to become mayor of New York City.
(d) He is doctor and is working fervently to cure cancer.

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

3. Upon his discovery, what phrase does the narrator blurt out?
(a) "To each his own."
(b) "Et tu, Brute?"
(c) "Better safe than sorry."
(d) "Bon appétit."

4. What short article, besides the French article, is the narrator assigned to fact-check?
(a) A report on breakthroughs in leukemia.
(b) A report on the Annual Polar Explorers Society.
(c) A report on the Audubon Society of Indiana.
(d) A report with new information on Elizabeth I.

5. To what does the narrator compare Vicky's childhood?
(a) Camelot.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Babylon.
(d) Arcadia.

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

7. What kind of ship does the narrator watch make its way across the river?
(a) A canoe.
(b) A sailboat.
(c) A garbage barge.
(d) A schooner.

8. Why does the narrator decide to go in to work?
(a) He cannot stand to be without the love of his life, Clara.
(b) He promised Alex he would go.
(c) His job is unfinished and he does not want to put pressure on his colleagues.
(d) He loves his job and the office.

9. How does the narrator convince himself to stay out with Tad instead of just going home?
(a) The narrator tells himself he will find another woman to love if he stays out.
(b) The narrator tells himself Tad has never let him down.
(c) The narrator knows he has a serious addiction and needs the drugs.
(d) The narrator just wants a pick-me-up, then will leave for home.

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

11. About whom does the narrator dream that night?
(a) Amanda.
(b) Coma baby.
(c) His mother.
(d) Michael.

12. What heath ailment does Wade knowingly joke about with the narrator?
(a) The narrator's ear infection.
(b) The narrator's influenza.
(c) The narrator's sinus infection.
(d) The narrator's strep throat.

13. What animal does the narrator compare to Amanda?
(a) A puppy.
(b) A bear cub.
(c) A foal.
(d) A gosling.

14. Who calls to wake up the narrator?
(a) Amanda.
(b) Michael.
(c) Megan Avery.
(d) His mother.

15. How was the narrator's innocent advice perceived by his superiors at the magazine?
(a) They were in awe and immediately promoted him.
(b) They were completely outraged at his presumption.
(c) They promptly fired him and he has been on the job market ever since.
(d) There never found out that he did it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator's nickname for cocaine?

2. Upon his return to the office, what has the narrator forgotten?

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

4. When the narrator leaves for lunch, what does Megan ask him to bring back for her?

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

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