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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 medicine does the narrator take from Megan's bathroom?
(a) Morphine.
(b) Nasal spray.
(c) Tylenol.
(d) Valium.

2. Who is waiting at the narrator's apartment when he comes back from lunch?
(a) Alex.
(b) Megan.
(c) Michael.
(d) Amanda.

3. What animal does Megan say was found in the mail room?
(a) A puppy.
(b) An iguana.
(c) A ferret.
(d) A mink.

4. What are the bouncers dressed up as?
(a) Native American medicine men.
(b) Roman soldiers.
(c) Nubian slaves.
(d) Aladdin's genie.

5. What was their mother wearing in Michael's memory?
(a) The narrator's old ski jacket.
(b) Their father's hunting vest.
(c) Her fur-lined parka.
(d) Their younger brother's baseball cap.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does he call the minute he wakes up?

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

3. Of what does the scent remind the narrator?

4. What work does Michael offer the narrator?

5. What does the narrator do after Amanda speaks to him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What catalysts are responsible for the narrator rising early, reading the paper, and arriving on time to work?

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

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

7. Why does the narrator leap out of the limo to escape his conversation with Bernie, the drug lord?

8. What happens when the narrator and Amanda speak?

9. What is the significance of the rolls of bread?

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

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