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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator sets Lou up with ____________________.
(a) a museum docent.
(b) his neighbor.
(c) a girl from his office.
(d) his cousin.

2. What shocking news does the narrator's sister tell him during her visit?
(a) He has been cut out of his father's will.
(b) Their parents are reuniting.
(c) She is an alcoholic.
(d) She is a lesbian.

3. What is the narrator unable to do?
(a) Finish his thesis.
(b) Continue his schooling.
(c) Stop having sex with men in bathrooms.
(d) Sleep through the night.

4. Why does Lou tell the narrator that Lou wants to get married?
(a) To get promoted at work.
(b) To cure himself of homosexuality.
(c) To see what "normal" feels like.
(d) To be accepted by his family.

5. How old is the narrator during this Summer?
(a) 19.
(b) 23.
(c) 15.
(d) 21.

6. What is notable about the woman in #139?
(a) She is autistic.
(b) She is androgynous.
(c) She is albino.
(d) She is artistic.

7. The affection and intimacy between the narrator and _________________ grows during this time.
(a) Annie.
(b) Maria.
(c) Max.
(d) Lou.

8. What does the narrator suggest that he and Sean do together?
(a) Move to Chicago.
(b) Go to therapy.
(c) Vacation in Provence.
(d) Buy a condo.

9. Why does the roommate move out of the narrator's apartment?
(a) He prefers to live in a place with morning light.
(b) He thinks the increase in rent is too high.
(c) He thinks the building is too noisy.
(d) He doesn't like how the narrator opens a jar of coffee.

10. With whom does the narrator begin a relationship during this Summer?
(a) Chad.
(b) Annie.
(c) Maria.
(d) Lou.

11. Lou is jealous of ______________.
(a) Max.
(b) Annie.
(c) Sean.
(d) the narrator.

12. What has happened recently to Buddy and Betts?
(a) They run an organic produce store.
(b) They have moved to Europe.
(c) They have both died.
(d) They have started a magazine.

13. How much weight does the narrator lose?
(a) 100 pounds.
(b) 25 pounds.
(c) 40 pounds.
(d) 10 pounds.

14. What does the narrator's mother tell him when she returns?
(a) He needs to move out.
(b) She is reconciling with his father.
(c) He is a brilliant writer.
(d) Dr. O'Reilly isn't doing him any good.

15. What makes Maria threaten to end her friendship with the narrator?
(a) If he won't break up with Sean.
(b) If he doesn't stop analyzing everyone.
(c) If he won't find a better job.
(d) If he doesn't stop drinking.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator begins to understand that ___________________.

2. The narrator says that there was something genetic or psychological in his and his sister's makeup that __________________.

3. What type of operation does the narrator decide not to have?

4. What is one reason the narrator is having a better time being a homosexual?

5. What kind of job does the narrator get in Chapter 5?

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