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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title of Murray's most recent manuscript?
(a) "It's All Uphill From Here".
(b) "Make Money, Make a Life".
(c) "So Many Choices, So Little Time".
(d) "How to Live".

2. Who does Murray meet with after drinks with his old friend?
(a) Annabel.
(b) Bootie.
(c) Danielle.
(d) Julius.

3. With whom is Julius having an affair?
(a) David.
(b) Murray.
(c) James.
(d) Andy.

4. Where is Bootie sitting at the beginning of Chapter 19?
(a) An airport.
(b) A Starbucks.
(c) A park.
(d) A kitchen table.

5. What is Murray's wife's profession?
(a) Nurse.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Pediatrician.
(d) Editor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Julius do when David is out of town?

2. What city is Bootie in at the beginning of Chapter 19?

3. Under what pretense does Murray want to meet with the person in #63?

4. What does Donald tell Bootie that makes Bootie mad?

5. How do Murray and Marina deal with the cat's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the disconnect between how Marina and Murray perceive themselves and how they actually are?

2. Describe how Ludo takes on greater importance in Marina's life and what he tries to convince her to do regarding her father.

3. What are Danielle's feelings about her mother?

4. What are the three versions of Murray shown in this chapter?

5. What strides has Bootie made in the two weeks he has been in Manhattan?

6. Who is Frederick (Bootie) Tubb and what is he doing since he left college?

7. How does an affair between Murray and Danielle get started?

8. What topic does Danielle try to talk to Marina about and why does Marina resist?

9. Why is Danielle Minkoff in Australia and who does she meet there?

10. How does the author use the element of foreshadowing in this section?

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