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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. What is the clearest memory Catherine tells the narrator she has?
(a) Her swim in a beautiful lake.
(b) Her mother's cooking.
(c) One from childhood of a playground and swings.
(d) Her wedding day.

2. What does the narrator want to do as a result of seeing the crack in the wall?
(a) Buy housing for those who can not afford it.
(b) Replicate a building he once lived in.
(c) Call his mother.
(d) Travel.

3. What drink does the narrator always order at the coffee shop?
(a) An ice cream shake.
(b) A tea.
(c) A cappuccino.
(d) A latte.

4. Where does the narrator first meet Catherine?
(a) Harare.
(b) Paris.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Barcelona.

5. How much does the narrator pay for the apartment building he buys in Part II?
(a) 6 million pounds.
(b) 10 million pounds.
(c) 2 million pounds.
(d) 3.5 million pounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is one of the narrator's favorite actors?

2. What does the narrator tell his friends about his settlement?

3. Where does Catherine go in Chapter 4?

4. What does the narrator want to do for his own search for his new apartment building?

5. What kind of car does the narrator drive?

Short Essay Questions

1. Early in Part II, what project does the narrator become engrossed in?

2. How does the narrator view his ongoing relationship with Catherine?

3. Why do people at David's party become really angry with the narrator?

4. How do the narrator's feelings towards his friend Greg begin to change in Part II?

5. What does the narrator remember about his accident?

6. What actor does the narrator become fixated upon, and why?

7. What does the narrator tell his friends about his settlement?

8. How does the narrator eventually find the property he buys?

9. What specific neighbors does the narrator recall from his past apartment building?

10. What does Matthew Younger suggest to the narrator about his investments in Part II?

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