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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. Of what object do the girls' eyes remind the narrator?
(a) A Jeep Cherokee in the junkyard.
(b) A bruised apple.
(c) A sandblasted shower door.
(d) A shiny piece of aluminum.

2. Where will the narrator shop for his eventual girlfriend/wife?
(a) Sweden.
(b) Discount Jewelers Plus.
(c) Tiffany's.
(d) Gem-o-Rama.

3. Why does the narrator like Tad Allagash?
(a) Allagash is helping the narrator win back Amanda, the love of his life.
(b) Allagash never asks him probing questions: their friendship is very surface.
(c) He and Allagash have been friends since childhood.
(d) He and Allagash have been through a lot of tough times together.

4. What is Tad Allagash's main goal in life?
(a) He is doctor and is working fervently to cure cancer.
(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 an athlete and constantly training for the Olympic games.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the narrator and Vicky miss their connection with Tad?

2. How old is the narrator?

3. How do the narrator's coworkers react after his deadline is changed?

4. Why does the narrator not want to have lunch with Alex?

5. To what does the narrator compare Vicky's childhood?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does the narrator enjoy his work in the Department of Factual Verification? Why or why not?

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

3. How did the narrator and Amanda first meet?

4. What does the narrator hope for as he turns in an article that he knows is unfinished?

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

6. Though Vicky seems an appropriate person for the narrator and makes him happy, what ill affect does the exhilaration of their date have on the narrator?

7. Why, after all the time that has passed, is the narrator still trying to track Amanda down?

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

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

10. Why does the narrator feel he is so different from the Hasidic Jews he encounters on the train?

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