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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. Who was the narrator's favorite "hero" in eighth grade?
(a) Mrs. Portnoy.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Dr. Woolverstein.

2. What had the Monkey once been?
(a) A writer.
(b) A prostitute.
(c) A model.
(d) A painter.

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

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

5. How old is the narrator in 1946?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Fourteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What phrase does the narrator say he never said before his trip with the college girlfriend?

2. Who had the Monkey previously married?

3. What Sunday morning ritual does the narrator talk about in his neighborhood in Chapter 6?

4. What was the name of the prostitute the narrator and Monkey picked up?

5. What are the names of the "bad boys" with whom the narrator spends time in his youth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator say about his resentment for his Jewishness and shikses in Chapter 4?

2. Who is Bubbles? What was she to Alex?

3. Where did Alex go on a trip with Kay? What does Alex say about his experience with Kay's family?

4. What does Alex suggest that the Monkey says are his worst sins?

5. What does the memories of the Monkey conjure in Alex's memory in Chapter 4?

6. What does Alex say he sometimes fantasizes about in Chapter 6?

7. Who does Alex describe as the first of the shikses he had a relationship with? What attracted him to her?

8. Who is the second shikse Alex speaks about being involved with in Chapter 5? How is she described?

9. What story does Alex tell of the Monkey with the married couple?

10. What attracts Alex to Naomi? How does he express his feelings for her?

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