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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say to Ian on the phone before hanging up?
(a) "Dunno."
(b) "Buzz off."
(c) "Go to hell."
(d) "That's fine."

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

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

4. Who posted the advertisement for band members wanted at the shop?
(a) John.
(b) Rob.
(c) Dick.
(d) Barry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Rob's friends meets him at the pub on his birthday?

2. What is Laura's mother's name?

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

4. What does the narrator describe the man interested in the band flier as looking like?

5. What word does Liz say Laura used to describe how Rob's become?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are Paul and Miranda? What happens when Rob meets them?

2. Who does Rob convince to go out on the night of his birthday? What is this group like?

3. What is Rob's interaction with Alison Ashworth's parents?

4. What happens when Laura comes to move her things out? How long does this take?

5. What does Rob finally ask Charlie at the end of the night at her house? What does she reply?

6. Where does Rob go to hide from Laura after the funeral? What does she say to him?

7. Who does Rob attend the funeral with? How does he feel about it? What do they talk about on the ride there?

8. What does Liz tell Rob when she asks him out for a drink in Chapter 15?

9. Why does Ian phone Rob? What is their conversation? How is Rob once it ends?

10. What does the protagonist ask about while out with his second girlfriend? How does she react?

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