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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Ten, Sometimes a Vague Notion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reservations did the narrator's father have about Amanda?
(a) He found her unfriendly and feared she would not warm up.
(b) He feared she would not like the east coast.
(c) He feared the differences in their backgrounds would come between them.
(d) He feared Amanda would discover that his son was an imbecile.

2. What is the narrator's punishment for failing in his duty?
(a) He is placed in Fiction.
(b) He is fired.
(c) He is demoted.
(d) He is put in the mail room.

3. Is the narrator depressed about his current situation?
(a) Yes, he is in a pattern he cannot break.
(b) Maybe, he is entirely indecisive.
(c) It is unclear in the text.
(d) No, he loves his lifestyle.

4. Why is Amanda embarrassed for the narrator to meet her mother, Dolly?
(a) Dolly is crass and uneducated.
(b) Dolly is beautiful and makes Amanda feel inadequate.
(c) Dolly has amnesia and cannot remember anything.
(d) Dolly is hard of hearing and speaks very loudly.

5. What plans with Megan has the narrator forgotten?
(a) He has forgotten their elopement.
(b) He has forgotten their dinner reservation.
(c) He has forgotten their lunch date.
(d) He has forgotten their movie night.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator wake up the next morning?

2. What does the narrator discover in an envelope in his desk?

3. Who offers the narrator a reference when he returns to the office?

4. When the narrator leaves for lunch, what does Megan ask him to bring back for her?

5. Why hasn't the narrator told his father about the divorce?

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