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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Laura's dad suffer from?
(a) Muscular Dystrophy.
(b) Emphysema.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Angina.

2. Where has Charlie been away on business when she returns Rob's call?
(a) Canada.
(b) Mexico.
(c) The U.S.
(d) Greece.

3. Who does Laura suggest will give Rob a lift to the funeral?
(a) Liz.
(b) Ian.
(c) Barry.
(d) Ray.

4. What does the narrator feel embarrassed by at the movies with his ex-girlfriend?
(a) Her scream.
(b) Her laugh.
(c) Her pen.
(d) Her chattering.

5. What does the narrator say he doesn't like to the crowd of friends at Charlie's party?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Cats.
(c) Food.
(d) Dogs.

6. What instrument does Barry play?
(a) Drums.
(b) Bass.
(c) None.
(d) Guitar.

7. Which of Rob's friends meets him at the pub on his birthday?
(a) Bob.
(b) Jay.
(c) John.
(d) Steve.

8. How many funerals has the narrator been to in the past (before the one in the novel)?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) None.

9. Where does Penny work now?
(a) CBS.
(b) BBC.
(c) The Movie Channel.
(d) ESPN.

10. Who does Rob call at the beginning of Chapter 16?
(a) Mr. Ashworth.
(b) Jenny.
(c) Selma.
(d) Mrs. Ashworth.

11. What is Laura's dad's name?
(a) John.
(b) Keith.
(c) Ken.
(d) Harold.

12. What does Rob refer to Liz as being?
(a) A lesbian.
(b) A man-hater.
(c) A paranoid feminist.
(d) An angry feminist.

13. What time is Laura's father's funeral?
(a) Three.
(b) Noon.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

14. What is Laura's sister's name?
(a) Emily.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Jo.
(d) Jessica.

15. What does Rob constantly want to know from Laura after they're back together?
(a) How much she loves him.
(b) How much she missed him.
(c) How much she hated being without him.
(d) How sleeping with Ian was.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is one of the women the narrator says he wishes "lived on his street"?

2. Who isn't going to Laura's father's funeral?

3. What does the narrator wonder whether he likes it because he's unhappy or if he's unhappy because he likes it?

4. Where is Barry's band set to play in Chapter 22?

5. Why does Laura say her mother asked Rob to the funeral?

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