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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Three, The Utility of Fiction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator convince himself to stay out with Tad instead of just going home?
(a) The narrator tells himself he will find another woman to love if he stays out.
(b) The narrator knows he has a serious addiction and needs the drugs.
(c) The narrator tells himself Tad has never let him down.
(d) The narrator just wants a pick-me-up, then will leave for home.

2. Who is the narrator's direct supervisor?
(a) Clara Tillinghast.
(b) Yasu Wade.
(c) Rittenhouse.
(d) Megan Avery.

3. What kind of guy does the narrator see himself as?
(a) The kind of guy who runs marathons for fun.
(b) The kind of guy who appreciates a night a home with a good book.
(c) The kind of guy who is the life of the party.
(d) The kind of guy who enjoys facts and spurns fiction.

4. Why has Tad insisted on making up stories about Amanda and the narrator's separation?
(a) He honestly thinks Amanda was an activist in South America.
(b) He is trying to help the narrator get more girls.
(c) He is completely clueless about how their relationship ended.
(d) He is hoping he will meet the love of his love through the narrator's tragedy.

5. Why does the narrator dislike going home?
(a) He lives with an unruly roommate.
(b) He lives with his nagging mother.
(c) His apartment is haunted with thoughts of his ex-wife.
(d) His apartment is a slum and infested with cockroaches.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Allagash help explain Amanda's omnipresence in the apartment?

2. Is the narrator depressed about his current situation?

3. What does the narrator feel is his most shameful addiction?

4. How does the narrator feel about his childhood?

5. Who is the narrator talking with at the club?

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