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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the author describe his coworker Jimmy?
(a) He was an ex-con.
(b) He was a beast.
(c) He was witty.
(d) He was scrawny.

2. Where did the author go in the spring, in Chapter 18?
(a) Paris.
(b) Venice.
(c) Nice.
(d) Rome.

3. Who did Jean write a letter to in Chapter 11?
(a) Dagmar.
(b) The author.
(c) Jessica.
(d) Alison.

4. What does the metaphor of multiple floors in his school suggest?
(a) School brought meaning to his life.
(b) The higher the class was in the building, the harder the information would be.
(c) School took him away from life.
(d) The higher the class was in the builing, the less relevant it would be to his life.

5. What did the author's mother do upon her return home in Chapter 13?
(a) Rid the apartment of Nell.
(b) Cleaned it.
(c) Divorced Jean.
(d) Rid the apartment of its rank odor.

6. What were the author's two short-lived jobs in the visit he described in Chapter 14?
(a) Waiter and cabana boy.
(b) Waiter and bowling alley.
(c) Movie theater and bowling alley.
(d) Movie theater and waiter.

7. Who did the author meet at dinner on his first night in Chapter 15?
(a) 4 men.
(b) 4 French women.
(c) 4 women going to Germany.
(d) 4 women going to France.

8. What was the author's early morning job in Chapter 10?
(a) Shelving books at the library.
(b) Taking out Jean's trash.
(c) Sweeping the floors at the library.
(d) Taking out the trash at school.

9. What disrupted the author's surge of sexual energy on this particular day in Chapter 10?
(a) The books falling off the shelf.
(b) A phone call.
(c) The woman bursting into tears.
(d) His boss telling him to take out the garbage.

10. On what day did the author get his job back in Chapter 15?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Sunday.

11. What did the author do in Chapter 11 after the person overstayed her welcome?
(a) Called his mom.
(b) Screamed at Jean.
(c) Ran away.
(d) Kicked her out.

12. How did Jean plan to make money in Chapter 9?
(a) Becoming a chef.
(b) Renting a house.
(c) Selling knock-off purses and sunglasses.
(d) Selling fruit on a street corner.

13. Who did the author see at his early morning job on the particular day described in Chapter 10?
(a) A beautiful woman.
(b) Tobey.
(c) His ex-girlfriend.
(d) Donald.

14. Who was the author's telegram from in Chapter 15?
(a) Jean.
(b) Jessica.
(c) Alison.
(d) "Mom".

15. What does the author describe at the beginning of Chapter 17?
(a) His voyage to Africa.
(b) His trip out West.
(c) His drive across America.
(d) His voyage to Eurpoe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who waved to the author in Chapter 17?

2. What was significant about what the friend said who patronized him in Chapter 13?

3. Where did Dagmar go in Chapter 11?

4. What was the outcome of the author's trip he described in Chapter 14?

5. Where was the author moving at the beginning of Chapter 9?

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