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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator think the liver cooking smells like?
(a) Sweat.
(b) Cordite.
(c) Tea.
(d) Chocolate.

2. What happens to the narrator at the end of his experience participating in the Coldharbour Lane reenactment?
(a) He dies.
(b) He goes for a swim.
(c) Someone actually shoots him.
(d) He goes into a trance again.

3. What happens to the narrator's hands after he plays the role of the homicide victim the first time?
(a) They get sprained.
(b) They get very warm.
(c) They get cut.
(d) They turn numb.

4. What needs to be repaired on the narrator's car in Part III?
(a) Brakes.
(b) The windshield.
(c) The engine.
(d) A flat tire.

5. What is one reason the narrator feels justified in making such particular and peculiar demands of his staff?
(a) His lawyer told him he can be more demanding now.
(b) People have told him they are happy to do the work.
(c) He is paying them enormous amounts of money.
(d) He is very smart.

6. How does the narrator get a copy of the report from the homicide on ColdHarbour Lane?
(a) He steals it.
(b) He finds it on the ground.
(c) Naz bribes a police employee.
(d) His girlfriend gets it for him.

7. What does the narrator ask the concierge to do differently in Chapter 13?
(a) Do everything faster.
(b) Do everything slower.
(c) Do everything louder.
(d) Do everything softer.

8. Who has to be hired to take care of the first major problem in the apartment project in Chapter 9?
(a) Window cleaners.
(b) Painters.
(c) Designers.
(d) Chefs.

9. Who is the special effects person Frank brings in to work on the second reenactment?
(a) Jennifer.
(b) Sid.
(c) Henry.
(d) James.

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

11. Why is Greg upset with the narrator in Part III?
(a) The narrator is moving out of the country and did not bother to tell Greg.
(b) He knows the narrator lied about his settlement.
(c) The narrator has been ignoring Greg's calls.
(d) Greg has been sick, and the narrator told him he did not care.

12. Who fixes the narrator's car for him in Part III?
(a) Catherine.
(b) Greg.
(c) Some young girls.
(d) Some young boys.

13. Who does Naz tell the narrator has been looking for him in Part IV?
(a) Henry.
(b) Marc Daubenay.
(c) Matthew Younger.
(d) Greg.

14. How does Naz want to apply for a permit to do the Coldharbour Lane reenactment?
(a) For filming.
(b) For a parade.
(c) For building.
(d) For setting up a business.

15. What natural element is the narrator dismayed with in his building in Chapter 13?
(a) The bugs.
(b) The plants.
(c) The air.
(d) The sunlight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens on Coldharbour Lane in Part III?

2. What does the narrator ask Naz to do at the very end of Part III?

3. Why does Annie tell the narrator that the natural element in his apartment reenactment is different?

4. About how many hours per day does the narrator prefer to have his building in "on" mode?

5. What food does the narrator ask Naz to order for both of them one night soon before the apartment project is finished?

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