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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 123 - 184).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What becomes a problem in the building after a few days?
(a) Congealed fat.
(b) Too many bees making nests.
(c) The lack of goodwill from the neighbors.
(d) Too many cold drafts.

2. What does the narrator want to do for his own search for his new apartment building?
(a) Stop it.
(b) Pause it.
(c) Make it "irrational" somehow.
(d) Outsource it.

3. What movie does the narrator see with his best friend after his accident?
(a) Goodfellas.
(b) Taxi Driver.
(c) The Godfather.
(d) Mean Streets.

4. Why is the narrator upset with the pianist in Part III?
(a) He tells the narrator the narrator is crazy.
(b) He sets a recording of himself playing to make the narrator think he is in the building when he is not.
(c) He wants to play more cheerful music.
(d) He quits.

5. What do the workers at the coffee shop the narrator favors always say in greeting?
(a) Next!
(b) Heyy!
(c) Happy Day!
(d) Ciao!

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one reason the narrator feels justified in making such particular and peculiar demands of his staff?

2. What song does the plasterer play on a loop?

3. What does the narrator do to try to help him remember the crack in the wall in Chapter 4?

4. What does the narrator see in the bathroom at the party in Chapter 4?

5. What is the clearest memory Catherine tells the narrator she has?

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