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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What have they resolved to leave in Clara's office?
(a) A large pile of cocaine.
(b) Rolls and rolls of toilet paper.
(c) A bunch of balloons.
(d) Fred, the ferret.

2. What suspicion does the narrator accidentally give the bartender?
(a) The bartender thinks he is very ill.
(b) The bartender thinks he is a terrorist.
(c) The bartender thinks he is in a gang.
(d) The bartender thinks he is a jewel thief.

3. What does the phone call entail?
(a) The caller wants the narrator to provide smut on the magazine.
(b) The called wants to repair their marriage.
(c) The caller wants the narrator to take his old job back.
(d) The caller wants the narrator to come back to the apartment.

4. On the morning of his meeting with Clara, what time does the narrator wake up?
(a) Nine o'clock AM.
(b) Noon.
(c) Ten o'clock AM.
(d) Six-thirty AM.

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

6. What medicine does the narrator take from Megan's bathroom?
(a) Valium.
(b) Nasal spray.
(c) Tylenol.
(d) Morphine.

7. What animal does Megan say was found in the mail room?
(a) A ferret.
(b) An iguana.
(c) A mink.
(d) A puppy.

8. For what event has the narrator obtained an invitation?
(a) A fashion show involving Amanda.
(b) A private lunch with the Druid.
(c) An opening night party for a broadway production.
(d) Clara Tillinghast's birthday party.

9. What phrase does Wade want on the narrator's epitaph?
(a) Facts wait for no man.
(b) The facts of life.
(c) He didn't face facts.
(d) As a matter of fact.

10. What does the narrator offer to trade with the man?
(a) He offers to wash dishes.
(b) He offers his shoes.
(c) He offers cocaine.
(d) He offers to trade his sunglasses.

11. What does he purchase on the street after leaving the office?
(a) He purchases a new wallet.
(b) He purchases a hot dog from a vendor.
(c) He purchases a diamond ring for Megan.
(d) He purchases what he hopes is cocaine.

12. What was their mother wearing in Michael's memory?
(a) Their father's hunting vest.
(b) Her fur-lined parka.
(c) Their younger brother's baseball cap.
(d) The narrator's old ski jacket.

13. Why has Michael come to get the narrator?
(a) He is getting married the next day and the narrator is the best man.
(b) The next day is the anniversary of their mother's death.
(c) The narrator owes Michael money.
(d) Their father has died unexpectedly.

14. Where is the event being held?
(a) In the lobby of the Waldorf-Astoria.
(b) A a private apartment on the Upper East Side.
(c) In the Rockefeller Center.
(d) In Studio 54.

15. What does the narrator smell on his way home, through his nose-bleed?
(a) The scent of a homeless person.
(b) The scent of the subway wafting up through the grates.
(c) The scent of flowery perfume.
(d) The scent of fresh bread.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For what does the narrator ask the man unloading the truck?

3. What does the narrator's mother reveal about the narrator as a baby?

4. What does the narrator give to Megan?

5. Where does the narrator wake up the next morning?

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