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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Bateman attempt to kill in order to get Courtney all to himself, though the attempt is not successful?
(a) McDermott.
(b) Evelyn.
(c) Luis.
(d) Price.

2. Who calls Bateman, upset that her neighbor was killed the night before?
(a) Jean.
(b) Courtney.
(c) Patricia.
(d) Evelyn.

3. What does Bateman convince the young prostitute to do while he is on the phone with the escort service?
(a) Take a bath.
(b) Stand on the porch.
(c) Leave the apartment.
(d) Play with his dog.

4. Bateman rushes _____________ out of the room when he realizes that his identity might be discovered.
(a) Price.
(b) Owen.
(c) Evelyn.
(d) Courtney.

5. Who does Bateman ask to talk to the dry cleaners for him since he does not have the time to do it himself?
(a) Price.
(b) Evelyn.
(c) A girl from his apartment.
(d) McDermott.

6. While at dinner, Bateman and his friends discuss questions they might want to send into a magazine. What magazine is discussed?
(a) Playboy.
(b) New Yorker.
(c) Maxim.
(d) GQ.

7. Bateman compares his ______________ to the equipment that he has, trying to convince the man that his is superior.
(a) Television.
(b) Genitalia.
(c) Book collection.
(d) Stereo equipment.

8. Bateman ends up wandering into a Kosher restaurant to order a _____________ that is not on the menu.
(a) Soup.
(b) Latke.
(c) Milk shake.
(d) Meat.

9. Bateman humiliates the manicurist for ________________ when he's at he salon.
(a) Giving him an infection.
(b) Cutting his nails too short.
(c) Taking too long.
(d) Using dirty tools.

10. When Price and Bateman arrive at Evelyn's, they discover the women have laid out ____________ instead of being ready to go out to eat.
(a) Sushi.
(b) Steaks.
(c) Pizza.
(d) Appetizers.

11. Bateman goes into a video story to rent __________, but leaves when he notices a co-worker there too.
(a) A comedy.
(b) An action flick.
(c) A drama.
(d) Porn.

12. ___________ seems agitated at the club and unhappy, fixated on the railroad tracks that run through the club.
(a) Bateman.
(b) Price.
(c) McDermott.
(d) Evelyn.

13. Who is the one that hates the restaurant and is in a bad mood when they arrive at the building and then sit down?
(a) McDermott.
(b) Bateman.
(c) Evelyn.
(d) Price.

14. What does Bateman ask Jean to look out for as he wants to buy one when he can?
(a) Tanning bed.
(b) Walkman.
(c) Flat screen TV.
(d) Digital phone.

15. Bateman goes to _______________ where he runs into Courtney and Luis before leaving to walk home on his own.
(a) A movie store.
(b) A black tie dinner.
(c) A club.
(d) The grocery store.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the profession of the man in the couple who Evelyn introduces to Price during this initial scene of the book?

2. McDermott insists to Bateman that his idol, __________________, loves the pizza at Pastels, even though Bateman does not.

3. Which celebrity does Bateman run into when he is in the elevator, though he forgets the name of one of this actor's films?

4. Bateman tells the frightened woman that he cannot take her out because he has ____________ in his freezer.

5. Why is Bateman concerned about choosing a restaurant? What does he want to ensure they can get?

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