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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. How long did it take Clive to get his hack license?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 3 months.

2. What month does Harry remember picking up a man at an office building in midtown and taking him to the country?
(a) March.
(b) February.
(c) December.
(d) January.

3. Where does Emily tell Clive she is from?
(a) New York.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Indiana.
(d) Pasadena.

4. How old does Clive remember he was when Thomas Hinton punched him in the gut and knocked the wind out of him?
(a) 15.
(b) 12.
(c) 14.
(d) 13.

5. What was the name of the Thomas's gardener who died of cancer when Alison was about four?
(a) John.
(b) James.
(c) Charles.
(d) Peter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Clive's favorite New York?

2. In "The Secret City," where is a debut novel Emily's boss has acquired set?

3. Where did Bery's "Rubbish Day" go up in a pocket park last year?

4. Where did Clive tell Mr. Thomas he might like to go to eat in "The Real Wherever"?

5. When Clive was a boy, where did most Dominicans and Haitians go?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Emily say about her nighttime meetings with Clive?

2. What two types of passengers does Clive notice as he drives his taxi?

3. How does Jefe die?

4. What does Clive know about Emily when they discuss secrets?

5. What is Bery Wilson doing in New York City?

6. What type of business ventures did Clive help Edwin with after they graduated from Everett Lyle Secondary School?

7. What pushes Emily to listen to Alison's other tapes?

8. What does Emily learn about Alison's opinion of her?

9. What does Sachin accuse Clive of doing?

10. What does Emily comment about Alison's story as she imagines it in "The Real Wherever"?

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