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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 does the narrator smell on his way home, through his nose-bleed?
(a) The scent of fresh bread.
(b) The scent of the subway wafting up through the grates.
(c) The scent of a homeless person.
(d) The scent of flowery perfume.

2. On the morning of his meeting with Clara, what time does the narrator wake up?
(a) Six-thirty AM.
(b) Nine o'clock AM.
(c) Noon.
(d) Ten o'clock AM.

3. Who does the narrator call after leaving the club?
(a) Megan.
(b) Amanda.
(c) Vicky.
(d) Michael.

4. What is the narrator's punishment for failing in his duty?
(a) He is fired.
(b) He is placed in Fiction.
(c) He is demoted.
(d) He is put in the mail room.

5. What image of their mother does Michael keep in his memory?
(a) An image of their mother raking leaves.
(b) An image of their mother baking bread.
(c) An image of their mother falling asleep.
(d) An image of their mother coughing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was with their mother the last few days before she died?

2. What was their mother wearing in Michael's memory?

3. According to Megan, what was the only coherent thing Alex said when he was discovered?

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

5. Where does the narrator sit in the audience?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain Vicky's concept of "ineffability."

3. How does Michael's reappearance change the narrator's demeanor?

4. Why does the narrator go to the party with Tad?

5. Why is the narrator unsettled by the absence of Amanda's mannequin?

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

7. What does Michael theorize may have spurred the narrator to marry Amanda?

8. Why does Michael say he never liked Amanda?

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

10. Why does the narrator call Vicky after the party?

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