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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Before implementing his plan, what does the narrator compare himself to?
(a) He compares himself to a tourist in Times Square.
(b) He compares himself to children at family holidays.
(c) He compares himself to a terrorist waiting in unsuspecting crowd.
(d) He compares himself to menorah in a Christmas tree shop.

4. What does the narrator give to Megan?
(a) One hundred dollars.
(b) The keys to his apartment.
(c) A picture of Amanda.
(d) A snort of cocaine.

5. What is the narrator's favorite exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum?
(a) The Ancient Chinese Peoples exhibit.
(b) The Egyptian wing.
(c) The Dinosaurs.
(d) The European paintings from 1700-1750.

6. What does the narrator do when he sees his visitor?
(a) He pushes them away from his door.
(b) He runs up to the person and give them a hug.
(c) He faints on the spot.
(d) He runs away and ducks into a train.

7. Who does the narrator's mother see just before she dies?
(a) She sees her husband.
(b) She sees her father.
(c) She sees Amanda.
(d) She sees her other children.

8. In fifty years, how many retractions has the magazine printed?
(a) One.
(b) None.
(c) Three.
(d) Ten.

9. What plans with Megan has the narrator forgotten?
(a) He has forgotten their lunch date.
(b) He has forgotten their movie night.
(c) He has forgotten their elopement.
(d) He has forgotten their dinner reservation.

10. With whom does the narrator make a lunch date for the next day?
(a) The Druid.
(b) Vicky Hollins.
(c) Clara Tillinghast.
(d) Megan Avery.

11. Why doesn't Megan live with her family?
(a) They had a falling-out and have not spoken for years.
(b) She was ill for a long time and committed to Bellevue.
(c) Her family died in a car accident.
(d) She cannot afford to travel home.

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

13. What does the narrator discover is missing from the department store window?
(a) Megan's commercial.
(b) The article about the magazine.
(c) His favorite clothing ad.
(d) Amanda's mannequin.

14. What are the bouncers dressed up as?
(a) Aladdin's genie.
(b) Nubian slaves.
(c) Native American medicine men.
(d) Roman soldiers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator discover in an envelope in his desk?

2. From whom has the narrator obtained the invitation?

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

4. What work does Michael offer the narrator?

5. Why does the narrator think he reacted so badly to Amanda's departure?

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