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

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

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

4. What does the narrator think of Naz as in the end of Chapter 13?
(a) A friend.
(b) A zealot.
(c) A traitor.
(d) A medical professional.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator choose as his next reenactment in the end of Part IV?

2. What is wrong with the first set of plants delivered to the apartment building, in the narrator's opinion?

3. What is one physical maneuver that the narrator works hard on to get right in his apartment?

4. What does the narrator begin to wonder about the Coldharbour Lane homicide victim?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In general, what does the narrator feel is a difficulty in getting the apartment building the way he wants it?

2. How does the narrator go about getting details about the event he wants to reenact in Part IV?

3. What does the narrator ask the pianist to do in Part IV?

4. In Part IV, what kind of reenactment does the narrator ask for that is a departure from the other ones he has asked ror?

5. What is one unanticipated problem with cooking the liver in Chapter 9?

6. What does the narrator do with Roger's models of the various scenes that interest him?

7. In Part IV, what event does the narrator become obsessed with reenacting?

8. What happens to the narrator in the days immediately following his homicide reenactment?

9. Who prompts the narrator to take stock of his reenactments and actions up to that point in the end of Part IV, and what idea does the narrator come up with for his next plan?

10. What does the doctor who examines the narrator conclude about the narrator in Part IV?

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