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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Reading a passage from the diaries of which artist inspired Andy to exercise?
(a) Pablo Picasso.
(b) Salvador Dali.
(c) Andy Warhol.
(d) Marc Chagal.

2. What does Andy slip into Dag's drink in Chapter 13?
(a) Tranquilizers.
(b) Ice.
(c) LSD.
(d) Laxatives.

3. In Chapter 3, what does Andy say he and his friends are uncomfortable revealing?
(a) Their emotions.
(b) Their income.
(c) Their age.
(d) Their religion.

4. When Andy and Claire first meet, what does Andy tell her he is doing in Palm Springs?
(a) Enjoying the sun.
(b) Trying to erase his past.
(c) Starting a new job.
(d) Trying to reconnect with an old flame.

5. In Andy's story, what does Edward vow to build once he makes it in New York?
(a) An empire.
(b) His dream house.
(c) A church.
(d) A tower.

6. What kind of magazine does Andy work at in Japan?
(a) A teenybopper magazine.
(b) A cooking magazine.
(c) A technology magazine.
(d) A home decorating magazine.

7. What does Andy say almost always bookends a European pilgrimage in Chapter 13?
(a) Semiclinical depression.
(b) A shopping spree.
(c) A love affair.
(d) A terrifying cab ride.

8. After he quits his office job, what label does Dag give himself and his new lifestyle?
(a) Deadbeat Dag.
(b) Basement Person.
(c) A leech.
(d) A floater.

9. Claire thinks about the sun ruining the life of a farmer from which country?
(a) Russia.
(b) France.
(c) Canada.
(d) Vietnam.

10. In Chapter 1, what does Andy recall traveling to a Canadian town to watch?
(a) A solar eclipse.
(b) A boxing match.
(c) A concert.
(d) A parade.

11. What is Andy's language of specialty?
(a) French.
(b) Japanese.
(c) Korean.
(d) Hungarian.

12. After his mid-twenties breakdown, Dag reads every book by which author?
(a) Truman Capote.
(b) Ernest Hemingway.
(c) Agatha Christie.
(d) Mark Twain.

13. Claire tells a story about a man named Buck. What is Buck's occupation?
(a) Astronaut.
(b) Plumber.
(c) Umbrella salesman.
(d) Deer hunter.

14. Where do Andy, Dag, and Claire live?
(a) Manhattan.
(b) Reno.
(c) Miami.
(d) Palm Springs.

15. What does Andy say Tobias brags about in Chapter 14?
(a) The size of his bicep.
(b) Not using condoms.
(c) His promotion.
(d) His way with the ladies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Andy say the people at Alcohol Anonymous meetings want to hear?

2. Which of the following is not something Andy thinks of when he sees the sun?

3. Who asks, "What do you think of when you see the sun?"

4. What does Andy wonder as he stares at his fingernails in Chapter 6?

5. In Chapter 12, who is said to have disappeared the day after the picnic?

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