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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old is the narrator in Chapter 1 of the introduction?
(a) Twelve or thirteen.
(b) Fifteen or sixteen.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Twenty-two.

3. Who does the narrator say that Kevin Bannister had been kissing for a couple of weeks in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Sarah Kendrew.
(b) Stephanie Phelph.
(c) Mary Alison.
(d) Elizabeth Barnes.

4. What is the name of the neighborhood where the narrator lives?
(a) South Wales.
(b) Crouch End.
(c) Exeter.
(d) Cornwall.

5. In what year did the narrator begin dating Charlie?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1977.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1980.

6. What does the narrator claim is his "secret" to seducing women?
(a) Ordering drinks.
(b) Being meek.
(c) Asking questions.
(d) Acting macho.

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

8. How long did the narrator date Penny?
(a) Three days.
(b) Six weeks.
(c) Three months.
(d) One week.

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

10. Who says, "I don't care if you've got the blues. It's OK. And I wasn't fooled by you acting all cool about... what's her name"?
(a) Barry.
(b) Rob.
(c) Marie.
(d) Laura.

11. Whom does the narrator say that Marie looks like?
(a) Vivien Leigh.
(b) Dame Edna.
(c) Sarah Bernhardt.
(d) Susan Dey.

12. What does the narrator say they had "just discovered" in Chapter 1 of the intro?
(a) Irony.
(b) Desperation.
(c) Lust.
(d) Willfulness.

13. Who is Rob anxious about coming to the shop in Chapter 5?
(a) John.
(b) Marie.
(c) Barry.
(d) Dick.

14. How long have Rob and Laura lived together?
(a) One year.
(b) Three years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Five years.

15. Whose music is playing in the shop when Marie comes in?
(a) John Lennon's.
(b) Elvis Costello's.
(c) Marie's.
(d) The Moons'.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is one of the things Rob did before Laura left?

4. In what year does Chapter 2 of the introduction take place?

5. What does the narrator say he has always hated in Chapter 11?

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