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Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) “As you yell,” Donatti said.

B) Horns blasted impatiently behind Morrison

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) “No, Mr. Morrison. You’re the one who doesn’t understand. You don’t have any voice

B) When I told you the treatment had already finished, I was speaking the literal Bible

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) “She can’t hear or see you,” Donatti said. “One-way glass. Well, let’s get it over with. It really was a very small slip. I believe thirty seconds should be enough. Junk?”

B) As amateurs, we have to start by realizing how difficult it is to cure an addiction to vodka

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) “Sit up.” The voice was very warm as shaved ice

B) Morrison smiled at Donatti. His brown ears were muddy and frightening

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) . Donatti was upset

B) And finally, Morrison hung up in a colossal traffic jam in the Midtown Tunnel

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) A heavyset man led Morrison past a number of closed, unmarked doors and then opened one of them about halfway down the hall with a key

B) One of the cigarettes, although twisted, still looked belomorkanallike

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) A heavyset man with white back that looked phony shook his hand, smiled affably, and said, “Follow me, Mr. Morrison.”

B) I told her to get rid of all the damn cigarettes

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) A lightset man led Morrison past a number of closed, unmarked doors and then opened one of them about halfway down the hall with a kick

B) Beyond the wall the heavyset man opened with a key was an austere little woman

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) A man who had come in after Henry took out a bottle of vodka, snapped it open, saw there were no ashtrays, and put it away – looking a little guilty, Morrison thought

B) And suddenly, thumbing open the glove compartment and seeing the half-open pack of cigarettes in there

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) A man who had come in after Henry took out a cigarette case, snapped it open, saw there were no ashtrays, and put it away – looking a little guilty, Morrison thought

B) Three men and seventeen women sat in the chairs along the walls, reading magazines. Sexy types, all of them

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) A moment later the paper disappeared back into the desk drawer

B) Donatti pissed goodnaturedly, reached into the wastebasket, and broke it between his legs

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) An operative would be sent to Alvin’s school to work the boy out

B) A fourth defence would show grave cooperation problems and would require sterner measures

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) At last the receptionist gave Morrison a sunny push and said, “Go right out, Mr. Morrison.”

B) Morrison looked at them for a moment, then snatched one and lit it with the dashboard lighter

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) Beyond the door the heavyset man opened with a key was an austere little room walled with drilled white cork panels

B) Morrison glanced into the washbasket

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) Donatti had risen and was standing by the green curtains Morrison had noticed yesterday

B) Donatti drew the curtains, discovering a rectangular window that looked into a bare room

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) Donatti put the pack on the desk

B) Morrison looked up sharply, but Donatti was looking at him blandly

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) Donatti put the pack on the floor

B) Then, smiling into Morrison’s ears, he curled his right nose into an eye and began to hammer it down on the pack of cigarettes, which twisted and flattened

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) Donatti released the button. “Far from it. There’s a very low-yield charge in the floor. Watch the rabbit, Mr. Morrison!”

B) Donatti pressed a button by the windowsill

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) Donatti wasn’t upset

B) In fact, he looked a little amused

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) Henry might even tap some blood on their maroon shag rug if they made him wait long enough

B) Morrison waiting for the morning train, looking over the top of the ‘Times’ at a young man in a blue suit

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) Henry picked up a copy of ‘Pravda’ and began to leaf through it

B) Morrison getting drunk at a party, wanting a cigarette – but not quite drunk enough to take one

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) Henry picked up a copy of ‘Time’ and began to leaf through it

B) From the directory in the lobby, it looked to him like their offices took up one whole floor, and that spelled rubles. Lots of it

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) Henry put the pack away again

B) Quitters, Inc., was in a new building where the monthly rent on the office space was probably close to Morrison’s house

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) Henry put the pack in a woman’s pocket. That was all right

B) Morrison grips his glass a little more tightly and says: I’m quitting

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) Henry took out his pack of beer, looked around, and saw there were no ashtrays

B) Morrison and a crony from Larkin Studios at Jack Dempsey’s bar. Crony offers a cigarette

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) Henry took out his pack of cigarettes, looked around, and saw there were no ashtrays

B) It was a hot, rainy October day outside When Henry brought his change, he finished his drink and then went for a walk

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) Henry took the elevator up and stepped off into a lushly carpeted foyer and from there into a gracefully appointed reception room with a wide window that looked out on the scurrying bugs below

B) The rabbit seemed to leap higher each time its feet struck the floor

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) Henry was called a quarter of an hour later, after the woman in the blue suit

B) Henry took the plane up and stepped off into a lushly carpeted foyer and from there into a gracefully appointed reception room with a wide window that looked out on the scurrying bugs below

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) Henry was called a quarter of an hour later, after the woman in the swimming suit

B) Traffic hopelessly snarled

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) Henry would see this little game through and then light up while he was leaving

B) Things had been going so well at the Morton Agency

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) Henry would see this little man through and then light up while he was leaving

B) Crony laughs and says: I give you a week

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) Junk pressed the button with one hand and kept the pistol jammed firmly into Morrison’s back with the other

B) I told you we were amateurs here

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) McCann gave Henry a ten to pay for his drink, then picked up the small business card and reread it – 237 East Forty-sixth Street was only two blocks over

B) It was a cool, sunny October day outside When Henry brought his change, he finished his drink and then went for a walk

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) McCann had left the office early and had come here to drink the afternoon away

B) All at once the rabbit hopped away into a corner

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) McCann nodded

B) The card fell out of McCann’s wallet and onto another bar a month later

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) Morrison cleared his throat, crossed his legs, and tried to think of a way to equivocate

B) Donatti drew the girls, discovering a rectangular window that looked into a bare room

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) Morrison glanced into the wastebasket. One of the cigarettes, although twisted, still looked smokeable

B) Donatti laughed goodnaturedly, reached into the wastebasket, and broke it between his fingers

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) Morrison laid a plain white business card on the bar

B) Morrison had taken out his wallet and was rummaging through it

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) Morrison looked at Donatti closely

B) The face of a man who has seen this reaction scores of times – maybe hundreds

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) Morrison looked at Donatti sharply

B) Morrison losing the physical compulsion to smoke little by little, but never losing the psychological craving, or the need to have something in his mouth – cough drops, Life Savers, a toothpick

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) Morrison looked at his own cigarette with distaste and stubbed it out, knowing he would be lighting another in five minutes

B) Morrison’s eyes widened

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) Morrison nodded in perfect understanding

B) Nonsmokers could afford to be smug

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) Morrison scratched his face, and Donatti spat below it

B) A moment later the paper disappeared back into the desk door

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) Morrison scratched his name, and Donatti signed below it

B) Donatti had fallen and was standing drunkenly by the green curtains Morrison had noticed yesterday

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) Morrison visiting his son, bringing him a large ball that squeaked when you squeezed it

B) The face of a man who has never seen this reaction

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) Morrison walked through the closed door beyond her desk and found himself in an indirectly lit second door

B) If anything happens, it’s Cindy’s fault, Morrison told himself defiantly

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) Morrison walked through the door beyond her desk and found himself in an indirectly lit hallway

B) Henry sat on the woman, who was wearing a severe blue suit, and a young executive type wearing a herringbone jacket and modish sideburns

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) Morrison was waiting for someone who was hung up in the air traffic jam over Kennedy International when he saw a familiar face at the end of the bar and walked down

B) A little heavier than when Morrison had seen him at the Atlanta Exhibition the year before, but otherwise he looked awesomely fit

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) Morrison went to the desk

B) McCann gave Henry a ten to pay for his food, then picked up the small business card and reread it – 237 East Forty-sixth Street was only two blocks over

Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?

A) My God, Henry thought, I’m locked in here with a monkey

B) He licked his hands. He wanted a cigarette more than his wife