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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Percival sell his fragment?
(a) 1998.
(b) 2001.
(c) 2000.
(d) 1999.

2. On what street does Fein live?
(a) 72nd.
(b) 52nd.
(c) 62nd.
(d) 42nd.

3. For what firm does Tommy work?
(a) Morgan Stanley.
(b) Raymond James.
(c) Bank Suisse.
(d) Goldman Sachs.

4. In what year did Percival’s father die?
(a) 1986.
(b) 1984.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1982.

5. Where did Ellie Houghton have her engagement party?
(a) The Violet Venue.
(b) The Cotton Club.
(c) The Colony Club.
(d) The Haverford Hall.

6. What violinist do Tommy and his wife see at Carnegie Hall?
(a) Vogt.
(b) Schneider.
(c) Tetzlaff.
(d) Faust.

7. What is the given name of the DiDomenico whose fragment features in the story?
(a) Luigi.
(b) Mario.
(c) Giuseppe.
(d) Antonio.

8. Which of the following does Jeremy note having failed to read?
(a) Camus.
(b) Proust.
(c) Foucault.
(d) Derrida.

9. By what publication is Jeremy employed?
(a) Harper’s.
(b) The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction.
(c) Good Housekeeping.
(d) New Yorker.

10. Which of the following does Jeremy note having eagerly read?
(a) Bock.
(b) Porter.
(c) Stout.
(d) Pilsner.

11. What is the name of the manager at Carnegie Hall?
(a) Luke Columbia.
(b) Lionel Cornell.
(c) Kenny Stanford.
(d) Stevie Brown.

12. To which of the following does Jeremy compare himself?
(a) Mack Knife.
(b) Sam Spade.
(c) Ray Rake.
(d) Hank Hammer.

13. To which of the following restaurants does Tommy take his wife?
(a) Russian Tea Room.
(b) Sardi’s.
(c) Eleven Madison Park.
(d) Sylvia's.

14. To what collection does Percival first take Lucas?
(a) Thomas J. Watson.
(b) Robert Lehman.
(c) Hal Lehman.
(d) Michael C. Rockefeller.

15. What is the name of Fein’s doorman?
(a) Hobb.
(b) Martin.
(c) Kerr.
(d) Donaldson.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what street does Peggy live?

2. Which of the following does Nell invoke in an argument with Jeremy?

3. On what day does Peggy assert John plays squash?

4. What does the narrator eat before the first concert she attends at Carnegie Hall?

5. What was Fein’s wife named?

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