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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 was with their mother the last few days before she died?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Their two younger brothers.
(c) Their father.
(d) Michael.

2. What have they resolved to leave in Clara's office?
(a) A large pile of cocaine.
(b) Rolls and rolls of toilet paper.
(c) A bunch of balloons.
(d) Fred, the ferret.

3. With whom does the narrator make a lunch date for the next day?
(a) Megan Avery.
(b) Vicky Hollins.
(c) Clara Tillinghast.
(d) The Druid.

4. Before implementing his plan, what does the narrator compare himself to?
(a) He compares himself to children at family holidays.
(b) He compares himself to a terrorist waiting in unsuspecting crowd.
(c) He compares himself to a tourist in Times Square.
(d) He compares himself to menorah in a Christmas tree shop.

5. Who is on the phone when the narrator gets back to his apartment?
(a) Amanda White.
(b) Megan Avery.
(c) Clara Tillinghast.
(d) Richard Fox.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator's plan for the fashion show?

2. What image of their mother does Michael keep in his memory?

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

4. Who does the narrator receive a phone call from after finishing the last of the drugs as Michael sleeps?

5. What does the narrator smell on his way home, through his nose-bleed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the narrator opt to take Megan's valium?

2. Why is it ironic that the narrator snorts cocaine behind the library?

3. Why does Michael say he never liked Amanda?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How has the narrator gotten the ticket for Amanda's fashion show?

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

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