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Bright Lights, Big City Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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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 left a message for him inside the apartment?
(a) Michael.
(b) Tad Allagash.
(c) Amanda.
(d) His father.

2. Who does the narrator hope to meet in the club?
(a) The kind of girl who would not be in a place like that.
(b) His ex-wife Amanda.
(c) The co-worker of his dreams, Clara Tillinghast.
(d) A movie star.

3. What is the narrator's nickname for cocaine?
(a) Damage Control.
(b) Clubbing Powder.
(c) Bolivian Marching Powder.
(d) Powdered Sugar.

4. With whom did the narrator come to the club?
(a) Tad Allagash.
(b) Megan Avery.
(c) Michael.
(d) Clara Tillinghast.

5. Where did the narrator first meet Amanda?
(a) St. Louis.
(b) Tucson.
(c) Kansas City.
(d) Indianapolis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Does the narrator enjoy dancing with Elaine?

2. To what famous figure does the narrator compare himself?

3. What item(s) is the narrator always leaving in taxis?

4. Of what do Elaine's dance moves remind the narrator?

5. What does stepping outside the club feel like to the narrator?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Are Vicky and the narrator truly fond of Tad?

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

5. How does the narrator's obsession with Coma Baby reflect on his own life?

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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