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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who carved the narrator's writing desk?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) His father.
(d) Himself.

2. Who does the narrator hear singing as he enters the girl's room for the third time?
(a) Spanish boleros.
(b) Italian opera.
(c) American tenor.
(d) Western pop.

3. How many women does the narrator have on a list of sexual conquests by his fifties?
(a) 879.
(b) 410.
(c) 514.
(d) 93.

4. In the delirium of love, the narrator takes part in a ________.
(a) Blood drive.
(b) A meeting with a romance author.
(c) Independence parade.
(d) Student protest.

5. What day does the narrator's column appear in the paper?
(a) Friday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Sunday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator imagine the girl asking him about at breakfast?

2. How many of the 48 original employees of the paper are still alive?

3. Who does the narrator call at the end of Chapter 2?

4. What do the secretaries at the newspaper give to the narrator for his birthday?

5. Who gives the narrator the cat for his birthday?

(see the answer key)

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