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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, pages 180-209.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator want to replace the purple sofa?
(a) The cushions are too soft.
(b) The purple color is painful to him.
(c) The fabric smells funny.
(d) The texture reminds of him of Daniel Russell’s skin.

2. How does Gulliver answer when the narrator asks what he was doing at the train tracks?
(a) He laments.
(b) He groans.
(c) He protests.
(d) He accuses.

3. What effect does the TV have on the narrator’s pain?
(a) It makes it move around.
(b) It makes it disappear.
(c) It makes it throb.
(d) It makes it worse.

4. What does the narrator say is the best way to get someone on your side?
(a) Show them what you stand for.
(b) Serve them food.
(c) Relieve their pain.
(d) Show them your vulnerability.

5. Who said that if you put your hand on a stove, a minute feels like an hour, but sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it feels like just a minute?
(a) Copernicus.
(b) Feynman.
(c) Einstein.
(d) Newton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What human food does the narrator discover he likes a lot?

2. Where does the narrator say Isobel is inviting him when she invites him upstairs?

3. Why does the narrator hang up on Andrew Martin’s mother?

4. What happens when the narrator reaches out to touch Isobel’s neck and kill her?

5. What is the narrator’s favorite primer number?

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