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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of career does the narrator hope to establish?
(a) Writer.
(b) Athlete.
(c) Therapist.
(d) Artist.

2. Which of the following is NOT a topic the narrator discusses with Maria?
(a) Life.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Literature.
(d) Philosophy.

3. What is the narrator's current obsession?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Video games.
(c) Gambling.
(d) Anonymous, promiscuous sex.

4. Tex refers to himself as the narrator's __________________.
(a) conscience.
(b) mother.
(c) babysitter.
(d) mentor.

5. What does the narrator enjoy about being with Maria at the location in #18?
(a) Falling in love.
(b) Her tight clothing.
(c) A sense of freedom.
(d) Playing croquet.

6. Kay introduces the narrator to a Chinese woman described as a _________________.
(a) princess.
(b) goddess.
(c) spirit guide.
(d) scholar.

7. What does Tex complain to the narrator about in Chapter 2?
(a) His financial situation.
(b) His marital status.
(c) The weather.
(d) Politics.

8. The narrator's fraternity brothers can best be described as __________________.
(a) shy.
(b) irresponsible.
(c) industrious.
(d) philanthropic.

9. From what part of the country does Tex come?
(a) Midwest.
(b) New England.
(c) Northwest.
(d) South.

10. Which of the following does NOT describe the art students?
(a) Intellectual.
(b) Spiritual.
(c) Analytical.
(d) Emotional.

11. Where does the narrator "cruise" for men on campus?
(a) Student Union.
(b) Coffee shops.
(c) The library.
(d) Men's restrooms.

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

13. About whom does the narrator fantasize about sexually involved?
(a) Morris.
(b) Tex.
(c) Maria.
(d) Chad.

14. How does the narrator feel after the sexual encounter in #47?
(a) Ashamed.
(b) Content.
(c) Exhilirated.
(d) Happy.

15. How can Ivan best be described?
(a) Jovial.
(b) Sad.
(c) Pensive.
(d) Morose.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom is the narrator visiting at the beginning of Chapter 4?

2. What college does the narrator attend in Chapter 3?

3. What did the man in #91 do for Hunton?

4. Who is William Everett Hunton?

5. Who is another person the narrator seeks out for sexual relations?

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