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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. Early in Part III, what word does the narrator hear from Younger that he asks Naz to look up the definition of for him?
(a) Speculation.
(b) Anachronistic.
(c) Hefty.
(d) Hedonistic.

2. Where does the narrator start his position in the Coldharbour Lane reenactment?
(a) In the car.
(b) In the bathroom.
(c) On the bike.
(d) In the phone box.

3. 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.

4. What is the name of the doctor who tries to treat the narrator in Chapter 13?
(a) Dr. Ryan.
(b) Dr. Kitcher.
(c) Dr. Smith.
(d) Dr. Trevellian.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does the narrator ask to fix the natural element in his apartment in Chapter 13?

3. What does the narrator ask the concierge to do differently in Chapter 13?

4. In Chapter 13, what does the narrator spend three days doing?

5. What becomes a problem in the building after a few days?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

5. What task does the narrator often ask Naz to perform for him that is outside the remit of his original purpose?

6. Why does the narrator get so angry at the pianist in Part III?

7. In Part III, who does the narrator begin to value more on his team and why?

8. What events does the narrator become obsessed with in general in Part IV?

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

10. What is wrong with the plants the Portuguese plant specialist brings with her to the new building?

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