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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. Why doesn't Megan live with her family?
(a) Her family died in a car accident.
(b) She was ill for a long time and committed to Bellevue.
(c) She cannot afford to travel home.
(d) They had a falling-out and have not spoken for years.

2. Upon opening the Post, what does the narrator discover about Coma Baby?
(a) Coma Baby was experiencing complications and doctors were worried.
(b) Coma Baby was delivered six weeks premature and the mother is dead.
(c) Coma Baby was expected to have a safe, normal delivery.
(d) Coma Baby's mother has woken up and everyone is fine.

3. What is one subject that the narrator and his mother talk about?
(a) They talk about the narrator's sex life.
(b) They talk about the Patriot's season.
(c) They talk about New York City subways.
(d) They talk about her future grandchildren.

4. According to Megan, what was the only coherent thing Alex said when he was discovered?
(a) He was being attacked by pygmies.
(b) Bright lights, big city.
(c) One more martini, please.
(d) Facts wait for no man.

5. What medicine does the narrator take from Megan's bathroom?
(a) Tylenol.
(b) Nasal spray.
(c) Morphine.
(d) Valium.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the narrator do on his first day of school?

2. Who does the narrator encounter at the club?

3. What does the phone call entail?

4. Where is the event being held?

5. What have they resolved to leave in Clara's office?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the narrator go to the party with Tad?

2. Why does the narrator leap out of the limo to escape his conversation with Bernie, the drug lord?

3. What elements of the fashion show does the narrator find contemptuous?

4. Why does the narrator call Vicky after the party?

5. Why is the narrator unsettled by the absence of Amanda's mannequin?

6. Why does Megan invite the narrator to dinner at her apartment?

7. How does Michael's reappearance change the narrator's demeanor?

8. Why does Michael say he never liked Amanda?

9. What exhibit in the museum is the narrator's favorite?

10. What job does Michael offer to the narrator, and what are the implications of this job?

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