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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. Where does the narrator say he abandoned the Monkey?
(a) Rome.
(b) London.
(c) Greece.
(d) Paris.

2. What unnerves the narrator about the Monkey?
(a) Her worrying.
(b) Her cooking.
(c) Her handwriting.
(d) Her spending money.

3. What was the name of the prostitute the narrator and Monkey picked up?
(a) Rosa.
(b) Rebecca.
(c) Emily.
(d) Lina.

4. Where was Kay from?
(a) Iowa.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Missouri.
(d) Louisiana.

5. Who was the narrator's girl friend at Antioch?
(a) Mary Jane Reed.
(b) Jessica Warren.
(c) Andrea Williams.
(d) Kay Campbell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What college does the Monkey pick up an application for?

2. How old was the narrator when he broke his leg?

3. Where do the narrator and the Monkey stop to take pictures on their trip?

4. What did the narrator take as a souvenir from Tsin?

5. Who does the last woman the narrator has interest in remind him of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Monkey fantasize about while returning from their trip? How does Alex ruin this mood?

2. Why did Alex and Kay almost marry? What caused him to end the relationship?

3. What, according to the narrator, are the worst sins he has committed in Chapter 4?

4. What does Alex say he sometimes fantasizes about in Chapter 6?

5. Where did Alex go on a trip with Kay? What does Alex say about his experience with Kay's family?

6. What happened with Mandel and Bubbles? What does this prompt the narrator to need to know?

7. What does Alex remark about Israel?

8. How does Alex describe the "Sunday morning ritual" in his neighborhood?

9. What story does Alex tell of the Monkey with the married couple?

10. What does the memories of the Monkey conjure in Alex's memory in Chapter 4?

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