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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Laura suggest will give Rob a lift to the funeral?
(a) Ray.
(b) Liz.
(c) Barry.
(d) Ian.

2. Who does Rob call at the beginning of Chapter 16?
(a) Mr. Ashworth.
(b) Mrs. Ashworth.
(c) Jenny.
(d) Selma.

3. Where is Liz about to fly for work in Chapter 20?
(a) L.A.
(b) Australia.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York.

4. To whom is Alison married now?
(a) Ken Williams.
(b) Rob Lowe.
(c) Kevin Bannister.
(d) Keith Jackson.

5. What does the narrator do for his birthday?
(a) Rents videos.
(b) Goes to the cinema.
(c) Goes to a concert.
(d) Hosts a large party.

6. What are the influences for Barry's band, according to him?
(a) Pavarotti.
(b) The Beatles.
(c) Nirvana.
(d) Mostly German.

7. Who does Rob blame for his having dropped out of college?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Laura.
(d) Barry.

8. What is Laura's dad's name?
(a) John.
(b) Harold.
(c) Keith.
(d) Ken.

9. Where does Liz take Rob out to tell him to stop phoning Laura?
(a) The White Horse.
(b) The Moon Cafe.
(c) The Ship.
(d) The Dixie.

10. What original cast recording had Rob found for Laura's father?
(a) My Fair Lady.
(b) Les Misérables.
(c) The Sound of Music.
(d) Tommy.

11. Where does Charlie live?
(a) Ladbroke Grove.
(b) Wales.
(c) Scotland.
(d) West End.

12. Who does the narrator meet at the beginning of Chapter 15?
(a) Susan.
(b) Jessica.
(c) Anna.
(d) Richard.

13. How many funerals has the narrator been to in the past (before the one in the novel)?
(a) None.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

14. Which ex-girlfriend does the narrator say is easy to track down?
(a) Joan.
(b) Penny.
(c) Alison.
(d) Charlie.

15. What does Rob constantly want to know from Laura after they're back together?
(a) How much she missed him.
(b) How much she hated being without him.
(c) How sleeping with Ian was.
(d) How much she loves him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Penny work now?

2. What does Rob refer to Liz as being?

3. What color hair does Charlie have?

4. What does the narrator feel embarrassed by at the movies with his ex-girlfriend?

5. What does Rob introduce as their latest "top five list" to the guys in Chapter 25?

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