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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. On occasion, the newspaper prints _______ as a favor to the narrator.
(a) Advertisements.
(b) Personals.
(c) Theater reviews.
(d) Love letters.

2. What month is the narrator's birthday in?
(a) September.
(b) June.
(c) July.
(d) August.

3. What time does the narrator wake each morning?
(a) 10 a.m.
(b) 5 a.m.
(c) 7 a.m.
(d) 6 a.m.

4. How old was the narrator when he started living in the house alone?
(a) 22 years old.
(b) 32 years old.
(c) 42 years old.
(d) 52 years old.

5. What does the narrator do the night after he first sees the girl?
(a) Sees her again.
(b) Goes to a concert.
(c) Can't sleep.
(d) Visits another brothel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of cat does the narrator get for his birthday?

2. How many children did the narrator's fiancé end up having?

3. What left the narrator no time for marriage?

4. What birthday is the narrator celebrating at the beginning of the novel?

5. What does the narrator find when he goes to turn in his last column?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why won't the editor let the narrator resign from writing his column?

2. How would the narrator court his fiancé?

3. How has the narrator supplemented his income over the years?

4. What is the narrator's relationship like with his housekeeper?

5. How does Rosa treat the narrator when he comes to meet the girl?

6. What evidence does the narrator give of his healthy sex life?

7. What is the current occupation of the narrator?

8. What is the narrator's first experience like with the girl?

9. What evidence does the narrator give of how he is aging?

10. Why does the narrator not consummate his first visit with the girl?

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