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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following conditions does Bee note having?
(a) Idioneny.
(b) Neoteny.
(c) Peramorphism.
(d) Gerontomorphosis.

2. With which of the following does “Sixteen Metaphors” end?
(a) “For a rejection to be settled, first you—the reject—must hear, comprehend, and accept.”
(b) “In spite of his resolve, he smiles back and nods courteously at this small final vindication, before pulling on his ski mask, shrugging the backpack from his narrow shoulders, and following her in.”
(c) “If you catch my meaning.”
(d) “After many years she will see the whole saga not as a tragedy but as the beginning of a horrific process of self-understanding, at the end of which she will accept that whether or not it has been her choice, to be and feel nothing will be all that has made life possible.”

3. To which of the following did Bee listen independently?
(a) Rob Zombie.
(b) Blues Traveler.
(c) Phish.
(d) Muse.

4. With which of the following does “Main Character” begin?
(a) “If you ask him where he went to high school, he likes to boast that, actually, he went to an all-girls school.”
(b) “You catch a fish, and it throws you back.”
(c) “Dear Tony.”
(d) “This is a comprehensive, regularly updated summary and analysis of the affair known as ‘Botgate.’”

5. With which of the following does “Main Character” end?
(a) “If you catch my meaning.”
(b) “If you catch my meaning.”
(c) “If you catch my meaning.”
(d) “Despite their famous aversion to being known, whoever is behind this drama may take some comfort in the sincerity of our desire to know them, even—or especially—if we invented them.”

6. What is the name of Max’s private chat server?
(a) Cato’s Parlor.
(b) Zeno’s Assault.
(c) Virgil’s Triumph.
(d) Seneca’s Revenge.

7. Which of the following does Max note was his first successful startup?
(a) Hugo.
(b) Wego.
(c) Iyougo.
(d) Umeego.

8. Per “Sixteen Metaphors,” what does “rejection” mean?
(a) To bear across.
(b) To throw back.
(c) To delight.
(d) To fall.

9. What does the fisherman try in the fourteenth metaphor?
(a) Bow and arrow.
(b) Chicken livers.
(c) Pistol.
(d) Cages.

10. What college does Bee attend?
(a) Patten.
(b) Santa Clara.
(c) UCLA.
(d) Stanford.

11. Which of the following features does the worst person ever dated display?
(a) Long nose hair.
(b) Narrow shoulders.
(c) Nasty toenails.
(d) Nasty fingernails.

12. On what startup is Max working when Alison relocates with him?
(a) SweatSeats.
(b) SweetSweats.
(c) SeatSweats.
(d) SeatWeights.

13. In what state did Bee grow up?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Vermont.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) Rhode Island.

14. What does the fisherman try in the fourteenth metaphor?
(a) Sonar.
(b) Giving up.
(c) Dynamite.
(d) Pond-draining.

15. What program does Max install on Alison’s phone?
(a) WristSlapp.
(b) PhoneNanny.
(c) AdminAsstApp.
(d) GetItDone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Max buy Alison?

2. Which of the following is a flavor of Max’s meal-replacement shake?

3. What is the decried neighbor doing in the thirteenth metaphor?

4. Which of the following does Bee note reading?

5. What major does Bee declare?

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