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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom did the narrator have an affair?
(a) Michelle.
(b) Charlie.
(c) Jessica.
(d) Rosie.

2. Where did Marie move from?
(a) California.
(b) Houston.
(c) Austin.
(d) Ireland.

3. What does the narrator say he has always hated in Chapter 11?
(a) Church.
(b) Sundays.
(c) His parents.
(d) Mondays.

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

5. How much money did the narrator borrow from Laura?
(a) Fifteen thousand.
(b) Five thousand.
(c) Ten thousand.
(d) One thousand.

6. Who did Penny date after the narrator?
(a) Jeremy Wilson.
(b) John Williams.
(c) Chris Thomson.
(d) Andy Pasher.

7. What is the name of the tattooist in Chapter 3 of the introduction?
(a) Jack.
(b) Phil.
(c) Mike.
(d) Victor.

8. What does the narrator say the boys had in Chapter 1 of the intro that was "any different from what they had before"?
(a) Bald spots.
(b) Squeaky voices.
(c) Longing.
(d) Love.

9. What is the narrator upset his parents didn't tell him that they bought?
(a) A television.
(b) A CD player.
(c) A VCR.
(d) A record-player.

10. Where was the club where the narrator deejayed?
(a) Cromwell.
(b) Huxley.
(c) Kentish Town.
(d) Crouch End.

11. Who does Marie bring onstage for her encore in Chapter 6?
(a) T-Bone Taylor.
(b) James Taylor.
(c) Bob Dylan.
(d) Jimmie Walker.

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

13. Marie is the narrator's what lover?
(a) Tenth.
(b) Fourteenth.
(c) Sixteenth.
(d) Seventeenth.

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

15. Where does the woman live who calls about the record collection in Chapter 6?
(a) Exeter.
(b) Crouch End.
(c) Wood Green.
(d) Cornwall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What music does Marie put on in the morning with the narrator?

2. Who is the friend of both the narrator and Laura who wishes they would get back together?

3. In what country does the novel take place?

4. Whose music is playing in the shop when Marie comes in?

5. Who does the narrator indicate is notably NOT on the list of the top five breakups?

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