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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through When in Rome.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the narrator and his wife move carefully in Nicholas' apartment in "In the Basement"?
(a) They don't move carefully.
(b) Because the neighbors hate noise.
(c) Because the apartment is filled with valuables.
(d) Because the apartment is small.

2. In "In the Basement," how many children does Lisa have?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

3. What season is it in "In the Basement"?
(a) Spring.
(b) Fall.
(c) Summer.
(d) Winter.

4. What does Mike Donato do for a living in "The Rest of It"?
(a) He is a student.
(b) He is a professor.
(c) He is a receptionist.
(d) He is a janitor.

5. In "When in Rome," how does Caleb say Troy used to finance his drug habit?
(a) No one knows.
(b) By stealing.
(c) By working overtime.
(d) With his father's money.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "In the Basement," what does the narrator say he heard about Maria and Nicholas' prior breakup?

2. In "Futures," how does David Applelow feel when he sits with the other people interviewing for the job?

3. In "When in Rome," who told Caleb to always be there for Kevin?

4. Why do Will's friends feel confident that he can walk around the dorm on a narrow ledge in "The Suicide Room"?

5. Why does Roddy go to another professor's house in "The Rest of It"?

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