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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the narrator propose to Amanda?
(a) He proposed while they rode a carriage through Central Park.
(b) He proposed after coming home late from a night with the boys.
(c) He proposed after meeting her mother.
(d) He proposed after taking her out for a lovely dinner.

2. Of what do the potted plants remind the narrator?
(a) A greenhouse.
(b) A jungle.
(c) A forest.
(d) A zoo.

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

4. About how often is the narrator late to work?
(a) Two or three times a month.
(b) About once a month.
(c) At least once a week.
(d) Never.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has left a message for him inside the apartment?

2. Who is the narrator's direct supervisor?

3. How many martinis has Alex had during the course of lunch?

4. Where do Tad and the narrator go to party?

5. Where does the narrator call from an empty office on the thirtieth floor?

Short Essay Questions

1. What began Clara Tillinghast's dislike of the narrator?

2. Why does the narrator purchase the knockoff Cartier watch on the street?

3. Why does the narrator strike up a conversation with Marianne, the archivist?

4. Why does the narrator have trouble being in his apartment?

5. What is the significance of the last three images in the chapter: the Colgate sign, the Statue of Liberty, and the garbage barge?

6. How is the narrator's love of fiction detrimental to his development as an adult?

7. Why is the narrator so upset when he forgets Megan's bagel?

8. What contrast is the author making between the people of New York City?

9. Why is the narrator having difficulty fulfilling his dream of becoming a famous fiction writer?

10. How does the narrator feel after his date with Vicky?

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