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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the last woman the narrator has interest in remind him of?
(a) The Monkey.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) His mother.
(d) Queen Margaret.

2. What does Bubbles call the narrator before he leaves?
(a) "Nazi."
(b) "Kid."
(c) "Kike."
(d) "Jerk."

3. What does the narrator compare the shikse's hair to on the bus?
(a) Oil.
(b) Roses.
(c) Flax.
(d) Wine.

4. Where does the narrator worry his picture will show up when he's sneaking into the strip club?
(a) The Daily Enquirer.
(b) The New York Times.
(c) Newark Evening News.
(d) The Sun.

5. How old was the Monkey when she arrived in New York?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Twenty-three.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Eighteen.

6. Who is the renowned columnist whom the narrator speaks of having shaken his hand?
(a) Dr. Frank Kingdon.
(b) Dr. Andrew Rosenberg.
(c) Dr. Wilson Waterman.
(d) Dr. Fred Woolverton.

7. Where did the narrator go on a trip with the Monkey?
(a) Idaho.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Vermont.
(d) Israel.

8. What was the name of the prostitute the narrator and Monkey picked up?
(a) Rosa.
(b) Emily.
(c) Lina.
(d) Rebecca.

9. What does the narrator feel after his experience with a woman the first time?
(a) He is deaf.
(b) He is dying.
(c) He is disgusted.
(d) He is going blind.

10. What does the narrator demand from Mandel at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) A prostitute.
(b) Money.
(c) Secrecy.
(d) Details.

11. Where does Smolka go on to be a professor as an adult?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Yale.
(c) Princeton.
(d) Boston University.

12. What was the narrator's IQ at age 12?
(a) 176.
(b) 158.
(c) 143.
(d) 124.

13. Where do the narrator and the Monkey stop to take pictures on their trip?
(a) The desert.
(b) The Grand Canyon.
(c) Niagara Falls.
(d) Lake Champlain.

14. What college does the Monkey pick up an application for?
(a) Hunter.
(b) NYU.
(c) SUNY.
(d) Wellsely.

15. What did the narrator write as his favorite profession when he was in eighth grade?
(a) Actor.
(b) Writer.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Lawyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the narrator go home to visit his college girlfriend's family?

2. The narrator says in Chapter 6, "Doctor, maybe other patients dream--with me, everything _______."

3. How long was the narrator with the Monkey?

4. What does the protagonist worry he will catch from Bubbles?

5. What does the narrator say he hasn't heard from the Monkey for 3 days on their ride back?

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