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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. Which of the following does the narrator note his company serves?
(a) Art studios.
(b) Music schools.
(c) Acupuncture clinics.
(d) Massage parlors.

2. Which of the following kinds of flowers does the narrator note are present in his neighborhood?
(a) Pineapple lilies.
(b) Crepe myrtle.
(c) Lavender.
(d) Orchids.

3. Which of the following does the narrator note having taught Supercargo?
(a) How to tie one on.
(b) How to tie a tie.
(c) How to tie a bowline hitch.
(d) How to tie his shoes.

4. In which of the following buildings of the Tiko does Supercargo live?
(a) 21.
(b) 14.
(c) 2.
(d) 7.

5. Which of the following is the name of the housekeeper at the narrator’s company?
(a) Etienne.
(b) Etherine.
(c) Hattie.
(d) Sadie.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following does the narrator compare himself?

2. Which of the following is the name of a tour character at Shanksted?

3. With which of the following stones does Octavia track Dinah?

4. Which of the following does Octavia wager on the narrator’s victory?

5. To which of the following does the narrator compare himself with regards to his adolescent romance?

Short Essay Questions

1. What signs of shabbiness does the narrator note about the Tiko?

2. What incident leads to the acknowledgement that Nigel is the best cook among himself, Penny, and the narrator?

3. What does the narrator note had been done to the face of his bellhop at Shanksted?

4. What accoutrements does the narrator note accompany his Roman centurion costume?

5. How does the narrator report that Dinah pranked him early in her career?

6. What does the narrator note the Racing Form tracks?

7. How does Jo Jo describe Polaire to the narrator when he first meets her?

8. What fantasy does Octavia note to the narrator?

9. What attractions does the narrator note Shanksted offers?

10. What reasons does the narrator give for not having taken Nigel to their city’s team’s basketball games before the novel?

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