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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who's single does Rob find in the record collection of "You Left the Water Running"?
(a) The Who.
(b) Otis Redding.
(c) The Beatles.
(d) Elvis Presley.

2. What does the narrator say that "like breaking up, is hard to do"?
(a) Buying a record.
(b) Building a life.
(c) A good compilation tape.
(d) Starting a relationship.

3. Where did Ian live until six weeks ago in Chapter 5?
(a) Above Rob.
(b) With Rob.
(c) Two blocks from Rob.
(d) Below Rob.

4. How much does Rob offer as a compromise to the woman for the record collection?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 2,000.
(c) 20,000.
(d) 1,500.

5. At what number does the narrator guess that a man would be "entitled to appear on an Oprah episode about promiscuity"?
(a) Forty.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Sixty.

6. What has the narrator determined with Barry is what matters, as opposed to "what you are like"?
(a) What you do.
(b) What you like.
(c) Who you are.
(d) What you say.

7. With whom does the narrator say he had the "best sex [he'd] ever had"
(a) Rosie.
(b) Laura.
(c) Charlie.
(d) Michelle.

8. What information has the narrator discovered before going out and meeting up with Marie and friends in Chapter 10?
(a) Laura is coming back to him.
(b) Laura is getting married.
(c) Laura is leaving London.
(d) Laura hasn't slept with Ian.

9. Who did the narrator meet at the club where he deejayed?
(a) Bob.
(b) Laura.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Marie.

10. What are the narrator's parents attending when he arrives in Chapter 11?
(a) A birthday party.
(b) Church.
(c) A barbeque.
(d) A wine tasting.

11. What music does Marie put on in the morning with the narrator?
(a) Andrew Clide.
(b) Marie LaSalle.
(c) Paul McCartney.
(d) Patsy Cline.

12. In what year does Chapter 2 of the introduction take place?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1973.

13. In what year does Chapter 3 of the introduction take place?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1977.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1986.

14. Who does the narrator indicate is notably NOT on the list of the top five breakups?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Laura.
(c) Jackie.
(d) Melissa.

15. What is the name of the club that Marie invites the guys to in Chapter 5?
(a) The Dark Horse.
(b) The White Lion.
(c) The Rover.
(d) The White Stag.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Penny end up working when she grows up?

2. In what suburb does the narrator say he grew up?

3. What name does the narrator use to refer to the famous American singer-songwriter who broke Marie's heart?

4. According to the narrator, how many "men in this country have slept with ten or more women"?

5. What does Laura say she wants to pick up from Rob's apartment in Chapter 5?

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