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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the second reenactment project the narrator wants Naz to manage for him?
(a) His trip to Disneyworld.
(b) His trip to the airport.
(c) His trip to the musuem.
(d) His trip to the car repair shop.

2. About how many hours per day does the narrator prefer to have his building in "on" mode?
(a) 20 to 22.
(b) 6 to 8.
(c) 12 to 14.
(d) 18 to 20.

3. What does Annie say the workers must do to make the patch on the floor near the old woman's apartment look old again?
(a) Dust and sand it.
(b) Rub dirt into it.
(c) Color it with marker.
(d) Age it in the sun.

4. What happens to the narrator after the people at the car repair shop replace his car's fluid?
(a) His car will not start.
(b) His car catches on fire.
(c) He gets out of the car and beats them.
(d) It leaks out of the vents and dashboard onto him.

5. What does the narrator say to the young boy who crosses his path on the first day in the apartment project?
(a) To carry on and that it will all be fine.
(b) To say something to the narrator, or he will not get paid.
(c) To tell his mother he failed at the project.
(d) To leave his sight.

6. What composer does the narrator choose for the piano player to play a piece of music from?
(a) Bach.
(b) Rachmaninov.
(c) Beethoven.
(d) Handel.

7. What does the narrator choose as his next reenactment in the end of Part IV?
(a) A bank heist.
(b) A trip to the United States.
(c) A picnic.
(d) A movie shoot.

8. What is wrong with the first type of glass in the apartment building for the narrator's tastes?
(a) It is too new.
(b) It is too thin.
(c) It is too colorful.
(d) It is too thick.

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

10. When is the day of the first reenactment in the apartment building?
(a) January 8.
(b) May 7.
(c) July 11.
(d) August 14.

11. How does the narrator describe his opinion of forensic procedure?
(a) As something he could do in his sleep.
(b) As an art form.
(c) As a waste of time.
(d) As a science.

12. What do both the narrator and Naz say they always used to like?
(a) The fair.
(b) Running marathons.
(c) Going to the movies.
(d) Playing dress-up.

13. In Chapter 14, what does the narrator ask Naz to reenact once he emerges from his trance?
(a) A scene from the narrator's childhood.
(b) Part of the reenactment itself on Coldharbour Lane where the narrator is giving the actors instructions.
(c) An art conference.
(d) A movie.

14. Where does the narrator like to spend a lot of time in his apartment building?
(a) On the roof.
(b) In the bath.
(c) In the stairwell.
(d) In the courtyard.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the woman cooking the liver say to the narrator during their interaction?

2. What does the narrator think the liver cooking smells like?

3. What happens to the narrator when he begins pouring over diagrams of the killing on Coldharbour Lane?

4. Who is the special effects person Frank brings in to work on the second reenactment?

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

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