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

2. What memo, signed by the Druid's assistant, arrives in the afternoon?
(a) The narrator is fired, so everyone say goodbye.
(b) A Mr. Richard Fox is writing an article on the magazine.
(c) The French article is of the utmost importance.
(d) It is Clara's birthday and there is cake in the conference room.

3. What career has the narrator always wanted?
(a) He wants to be a race car driver.
(b) He wanted to be a father and husband.
(c) He wants to be a fashion model.
(d) He wants to be a writer.

4. What item(s) is the narrator always leaving in taxis?
(a) Umbrellas.
(b) His glasses.
(c) His wallet.
(d) Phone numbers.

5. Who is the archivist in the library?
(a) Marianne.
(b) Michael.
(c) Megan Avery.
(d) Alex.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has the narrator told about his split with Amanda?

2. Who is the narrator's direct supervisor?

3. What author did the narrator, in his first days at the company, give advice about his award-winning prose?

4. With whom does the narrator ride the train to work?

5. Where does Alex suspect homosexuality "comes from"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What point of view does the author write in, and how is it distinguished?

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

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

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

5. What was Amanda's home life like when she met the narrator?

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

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

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

9. What insights does the reader gain about the character when he forgets to bring Megan her soda?

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

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