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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does the narrator tell Naz his building has to have?

2. Who is the narrator meeting the day after he hears about his settlement?

3. What does the narrator see in the bathroom at the party in Chapter 4?

4. What does the narrator feel when he first speaks to his manager at Time Control?

5. What does the narrator think is a flaw in how Naz is managing the apartment project?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the terms of the narrator's settlement?

2. What do Greg and Catherine advise the narrator to do with his settlement money?

3. Who does the narrator become fascinated with at the end of Part I, and why?

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

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

6. What group of employees does the narrator have a particularly difficult time working with?

7. What are some of the accommodations and deals the narrator has to make to have his apartment dream become a reality?

8. What does the narrator see at David Simpson's party that changes his life?

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

10. What does the narrator remember about his accident?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the narrator's experience of physical therapy, and how do these experiences shape what the protagonist chooses to spend his settlement money on? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does the narrator's receipt of the 8 million pounds in compensation affect his closest personal relationships in his life? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does the narrator explain his experiences of getting his memory back after the accident? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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