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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose music is playing in the shop when Marie comes in?
(a) John Lennon's.
(b) The Moons'.
(c) Elvis Costello's.
(d) Marie's.

2. Where does Penny end up working when she grows up?
(a) PBS.
(b) ESPN.
(c) CBS.
(d) BBC.

3. With whom does the narrator say he had the "best sex [he'd] ever had"
(a) Rosie.
(b) Michelle.
(c) Laura.
(d) Charlie.

4. How much does Rob offer as a compromise to the woman for the record collection?
(a) 2,000.
(b) 1,500.
(c) 20,000.
(d) 1,000.

5. How much time has passed between Laura's leaving and the phone call from the woman with the album collection?
(a) One month.
(b) One week.
(c) Two months.
(d) One year.

6. What is the name of the neighborhood where the narrator lives?
(a) Cornwall.
(b) South Wales.
(c) Exeter.
(d) Crouch End.

7. What is one of the things Rob did before Laura left?
(a) Stole money from her.
(b) Cheated on her.
(c) Hit her.
(d) Broke her heart.

8. What is the narrator's name in High Fidelity?
(a) Rob Williams.
(b) Barry Jackson.
(c) Rob Fleming.
(d) Jason Williams.

9. What name does David call his sister in Chapter 1 of the introduction?
(a) Slut.
(b) Scrubber.
(c) Snob.
(d) Jerk.

10. Who does Marie bring onstage for her encore in Chapter 6?
(a) Bob Dylan.
(b) James Taylor.
(c) Jimmie Walker.
(d) T-Bone Taylor.

11. What is the title of Chapter 1 of the introduction?
(a) Sarah Kendrew.
(b) Laura.
(c) Alison Ashworth.
(d) Melissa Williams.

12. Who did Penny date after the narrator?
(a) John Williams.
(b) Andy Pasher.
(c) Chris Thomson.
(d) Jeremy Wilson.

13. How much money does the woman ask for the record collection?
(a) Seventy quid.
(b) Fifty quid.
(c) Fifty thousand pounds.
(d) Five thousand pounds.

14. What does Marie believe that sex is?
(a) A human right.
(b) An atrocity.
(c) A justified response.
(d) A primal need.

15. According to the narrator, how many "men in this country have slept with ten or more women"?
(a) Fifty million.
(b) One million.
(c) Two million.
(d) Over three million.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say they had "just discovered" in Chapter 1 of the intro?

2. What does the narrator say the boys had in Chapter 1 of the intro that was "any different from what they had before"?

3. Who is number one on the list of "Top five memorable breakups"?

4. How long did the narrator date Penny?

5. Who does the narrator say that Kevin Bannister had been kissing for a couple of weeks in the beginning of the novel?

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