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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a part of his life that the narrator keeps separate?
(a) His fraternity.
(b) His psychiatric treatments.
(c) His religion.
(d) His sexuality.

2. "The Beautiful Room is Empty" takes place during the 1950s and 1960s in which country?
(a) America.
(b) Canada.
(c) Japan.
(d) Australia.

3. When the narrator tells his mother he is going to a dance, he is actually going ____________________.
(a) to the horse races.
(b) to see Tex.
(c) to a bar.
(d) to the movies.

4. In what year is the narrator at the school in #49?
(a) Junior.
(b) Sophomore.
(c) Senior.
(d) Freshman.

5. Which place did the narrator often visit across the street from the prep school?
(a) Video arcade.
(b) City park.
(c) Starbucks.
(d) Art Academy.

6. With whom is the narrator visiting at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Maria.
(b) Chad.
(c) Morris.
(d) Tex.

7. Hunton stole the ______________ and several possessions from the man in #91.
(a) Car.
(b) Record collection.
(c) Jewels.
(d) Name.

8. Maria thinks that American life is essentially ___________________.
(a) Communist.
(b) Buddhist.
(c) Fascist.
(d) Mormon.

9. The psychiatrist convinces the narrator that much of the narrator's life is defined by ______________________.
(a) his insecurities.
(b) his childhood abuse.
(c) his feelings about sex.
(d) his religious beliefs.

10. Who is Tex?
(a) A bartender.
(b) An assistant professor.
(c) A bookstore owner.
(d) A mechanic.

11. What type of music does Maria admit to liking while at a bar?
(a) Country.
(b) Classical.
(c) Jazz.
(d) Hip hop.

12. How can the narrator's father best be described?
(a) Artistic.
(b) Domineering.
(c) Passive.
(d) Sullen.

13. What is a powerful negative force in the narrator's life?
(a) Smoking.
(b) Shame.
(c) Doing drugs.
(d) Drinking.

14. With whom is Tex intimately involved?
(a) His brother-in-law.
(b) A married man.
(c) His landlord.
(d) His old girlfriend.

15. What does Annie do while visiting the narrator's parents' home?
(a) Spills a bottle of Scotch.
(b) Vomits in the kitchen sink.
(c) Backs the car over the cat.
(d) Sets the drapes on fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What foreign language does the narrator study?

2. The partner of the person in #38 exploits Tex's need for ______________.

3. At what kind of party does the narrator meet the man in #91?

4. Which of the following is NOT part of fraternity life?

5. The narrator hints at his slowly emerging ____________________.

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