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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Jackie's husband?
(a) Jack.
(b) John.
(c) Phil.
(d) Paul.

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

3. Where does Laura phone Rob from on his birthday?
(a) Ian's room.
(b) Her job.
(c) A phone booth.
(d) Her apartment.

4. What color hair does Charlie have?
(a) Brown.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) Blond.

5. Where has Charlie been away on business when she returns Rob's call?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Greece.
(c) Canada.
(d) The U.S.

6. What does Barry want to put up in the shop, which Rob refuses?
(a) A poster for his record.
(b) A poster for his band.
(c) A banner for Marie.
(d) A poster of ACDC.

7. What word does Liz say Laura used to describe how Rob's become?
(a) Abusive.
(b) Angry.
(c) Wretched.
(d) Sour.

8. Where does the narrator go with Marie to see T-Bone play in Chapter 20?
(a) Rogers Arena.
(b) The White Horse.
(c) Stoke Newington.
(d) Chesterfield.

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

10. Who is one of the women the narrator says he wishes "lived on his street"?
(a) Holly Hunter.
(b) Janet Jackson.
(c) Jessica Tandy.
(d) Harper Lee.

11. What is Clara's field of work?
(a) Advertising.
(b) Design.
(c) Decoration.
(d) Publishing.

12. What did Laura's dad suffer from?
(a) Angina.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Muscular Dystrophy.
(d) Emphysema.

13. What does the narrator realize he's been afraid of in his relationships while at the funeral?
(a) Death.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Love.
(d) Eternity.

14. Where is the funeral for Laura's dad held?
(a) A church.
(b) A lake.
(c) A synagogue.
(d) A crematorium.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the character Jackie live?

2. Where is Barry's band set to play in Chapter 22?

3. What does the narrator wonder whether he likes it because he's unhappy or if he's unhappy because he likes it?

4. What is Laura's last name?

5. What theme tune does the man come to the narrator's shop to buy for his wife's birthday?

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