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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through In the Basement.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Rest of It," who does Mike tell Roddy lived on the island with the rich woman?
(a) About fifty people.
(b) He wasn't sure.
(c) Servants and her dogs.
(d) No one.

2. In "The Rest of It," what does Mike tell Roddy he saw on the rich woman's island?
(a) A fire.
(b) A police stake-out.
(c) A massacre.
(d) A bomb.

3. Why does the narrator of "In the Basement" dislike the amount Maria works?
(a) Because she is too talented for her job.
(b) Because she has no time for family.
(c) Because she is pregnant.
(d) Because she makes more money than he does.

4. Why does Alyssa's reaction to the dorm of the girl who committed suicide upset Griffin in "The Suicide Room"?
(a) Because he thinks she is being childish.
(b) Because he wants to feel she thinks the way he does.
(c) Because he thinks it is inappropriate.
(d) Because he thinks something is going on between Alyssa and Will.

5. Why does Roddy go to another professor's house in "The Rest of It"?
(a) Because he wants company.
(b) Because he is house sitting.
(c) Because he lives there.
(d) Because he is buying the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mike Donato do for a living in "The Rest of It"?

2. Why can't Will get inside the dorm where the girl committed suicide in "The Suicide Room"?

3. Why does David Applelow think admitting he doesn't believe in astrology will help him get the job in "Futures"?

4. Who is Griffin with in the beginning of "The Suicide Room"?

5. When David Applelow goes to his final interview with Ms. Samuel, how many other people are also waiting to be interviewed?

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