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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. How many of the 48 original employees of the paper are still alive?
(a) 6 employees.
(b) 4 employees.
(c) 8 employees.
(d) 2 employees.

2. How old is the editor-in-chief of the newspaper?
(a) 29 years old.
(b) 39 years old.
(c) 33 years old.
(d) 43 years old.

3. How old was the narrator when he started living in the house alone?
(a) 22 years old.
(b) 32 years old.
(c) 52 years old.
(d) 42 years old.

4. What is the topic of the narrator's birthday column?
(a) Old age.
(b) Youth.
(c) His mother.
(d) Love.

5. What kind of editor was the narrator at the newspaper?
(a) Entertainment.
(b) Cable.
(c) Crime.
(d) Sports.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book helped the narrator understand his mother's mood?

2. What kind of cat does the narrator get for his birthday?

3. How many women does the narrator dance with in the ceremony the night before his wedding?

4. What did the narrator's mother die from?

5. Who stops the narrator on the street after he gets the cat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator decide to give himself for a birthday gift?

2. What request did the narrator's mother make on her deathbed?

3. What is the narrator's first experience like with the girl?

4. Why does the narrator not consummate his first visit with the girl?

5. What happens on the narrator's taxi ride to the brothel the first time he goes to see the girl?

6. How would the narrator court his fiancé?

7. How does the narrator describe the editor of the newspaper?

8. How does the narrator describe his writing desk?

9. What is the narrator's experience like when he goes to the animal shelter to pick up his cat?

10. How has the narrator supplemented his income over the years?

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