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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. How does Michael get into the narrator's apartment?
(a) He claims he is a parcel service.
(b) He forces his way through the door.
(c) He pleads with the narrator to let him in.
(d) He has brought a police escort.

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

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

4. Where in the mail room was the animal found?
(a) In a bag of rejected manuscripts.
(b) In one of the boxes.
(c) In the mail carrier's satchel.
(d) In a cabinet door that was ajar.

5. What is the narrator's plan for the fashion show?
(a) He will slip backstage and kidnap Amanda.
(b) He will steal all the briefcases and wallets he can.
(c) He will confront Amanda and demand an explanation.
(d) He will set the building on fire and lock the doors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does he purchase on the street after leaving the office?

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

3. What are the bouncers dressed up as?

4. What item does he steal from the man at the bar?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What job does Michael offer to the narrator, and what are the implications of this job?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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