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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. Who has the narrator been set up with for the evening?
(a) Amanda White, his ex-wife.
(b) Clara Tillinghast, his boss.
(c) Vicky Hollins, Tad's cousin.
(d) Megan Avery, his co-worker.

2. What kind of cigarettes does Dolly smoke?
(a) Camels.
(b) Parliaments.
(c) Marlboros.
(d) Kools.

3. What mood is the narrator in as he goes to bed after the date?
(a) He is miserable, like always.
(b) He is indifferent, dreading the confrontation with Tillinghast.
(c) For the first time in a while he is happy.
(d) He is confused and angry about his feelings for Vicky.

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

5. In what point of view is the novel written?
(a) First person.
(b) Third person omniscient.
(c) Second person.
(d) Third person.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what object do the girls' eyes remind the narrator?

2. What advice does Walter Tyler give the narrator?

3. Who does the narrator encounter at the club?

4. What career has the narrator always wanted?

5. What heath ailment does Wade knowingly joke about with the narrator?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. To whom is the narrator speaking at the beginning of the story?

3. How do the narrator's inner identity and his outer persona conflict?

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

5. How is the narrator out of place in the sports bar?

6. What is worrying the narrator as he begins work on the French article?

7. Where is the narrator when the story begins?

8. Why is the narrator conflicted when he learns the French piece has already gone to the typesetters?

9. Why is the narrator hesitant to go to lunch with Alex Hardy?

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

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