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

2. What does the narrator say he did after the incident with the prostitute?
(a) Laughed.
(b) Prayed.
(c) Vomited.
(d) Cried.

3. What does the Monkey fantasize about on the drive back after their trip?
(a) Being a prostitute.
(b) Being a grown-up.
(c) Being a writer.
(d) Being in movies.

4. What does the narrator refer to the bus driver as in Chapter 4, Part 3?
(a) A Jew.
(b) An Irishman.
(c) A Polack.
(d) A Goy.

5. When did the narrator go home to visit his college girlfriend's family?
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Hannukah.
(d) New Year's.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the Monkey when she arrived in New York?

2. How much money did the narrator pay to the prostitute in Italy?

3. What had the Monkey once been?

4. What is one of the books the narrator buys for the Monkey?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Alex and Kay almost marry? What caused him to end the relationship?

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

4. What does the narrator recall which might be "the root of his problems" in Chapter 4 regarding his mother?

5. What does the narrator retell about the burlesque show in Chapter 4?

6. Where does Alex speak of taking a trip with the Monkey in Chapter 5? What did the voices of his parents say in his head as he drove?

7. What does Alex remark about Israel?

8. How does Alex describe the "Sunday morning ritual" in his neighborhood?

9. What happened with Mandel and Bubbles? What does this prompt the narrator to need to know?

10. How did Alex feel about having "a real" relationship with the Monkey?

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