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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. Why does the narrator think he reacted so badly to Amanda's departure?
(a) He was just then feeling the repercussions of his mother's death.
(b) He had a rift opened with his brother forever for stealing her.
(c) She owed him lots of money and he knew he would never get it back.
(d) He knew Amanda was his one true love and he would never find another.

2. From whom has the narrator obtained the invitation?
(a) A friend at Harper's Bazaar.
(b) Amanda.
(c) Megan Avery.
(d) A friend at Vogue.

3. What does the narrator give to Megan?
(a) One hundred dollars.
(b) A picture of Amanda.
(c) A snort of cocaine.
(d) The keys to his apartment.

4. In fifty years, how many retractions has the magazine printed?
(a) One.
(b) Ten.
(c) None.
(d) Three.

5. Who offers the narrator a reference when he returns to the office?
(a) Megan Avery.
(b) The Druid.
(c) The Ghost.
(d) Clara TIllinhast.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator decide to go?

2. Where does the narrator sit in the audience?

3. What drink does the narrator order at the bar?

4. Who do the narrator and Tad encounter upon their illegal return to the office?

5. How does the narrator's mother describe the pain she is in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the narrator's reaction when he sees his brother waiting on the stoop?

2. What happens when the narrator and Amanda speak?

3. Why does Michael say he never liked Amanda?

4. What stunt is the narrator planning to pull at the fashion show?

5. Why does Megan invite the narrator to dinner at her apartment?

6. Why is a home-cooked meal such a novelty for the narrator?

7. What does the reader learn about Megan's past?

8. What exhibit in the museum is the narrator's favorite?

9. What does the narrator remember the most about Amanda, though he cannot remember what she looks like?

10. What elements of the fashion show does the narrator find contemptuous?

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