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Harold Crick is disturbed to find that:
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he is getting bored with his job
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he is hearing narration of his daily events in his head
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his girlfriend is unhappy in their relationship
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his apartment has burned to the ground
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2.
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Harold works as a(n):
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auditor for the IRS
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assistant to a government official
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divorce lawyer
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traffic cop
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3.
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Harold first meets Ana Pascal when auditing her at the ________ she owns.
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bakery
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daycare
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convenience store
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gym
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4.
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Harold's entire life was full of routine, with everything he did planned to the exact minute. That all changed when:
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he decided to take a taxi to work rather than the bus
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his alarm clock stopped working
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his wristwatch went haywire and then stopped
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his computer crashed
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5.
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Harold speaks to a psychiatrist about the voice in his head. After he refuses to believe he's suffering from schizophrenia, she refers him to:
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another psychiatrist
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a literary professor
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a life planner
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a relaxation therapist
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6.
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Harold sees Ana again, this time while riding home on the bus. She softens a bit after Harold:
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apologizes for ogling her
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compliments her on her interesting tattoos
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says he will no longer be auditing her
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tells her how lonely he is
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7.
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In order to eliminate some of the stories Harold's life might be imitating, literary professor Jules Hilbert asks him a series of questions. Which is not one of the questions?
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Are you the king of anything?
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Do you find yourself inclined to solve murder mysteries in large, luxurious homes to which you may or may not have been invited?
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Do you have magical powers?
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Are you competing with someone else for the affections of another?
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Author Karen Eiffel is continuing to have a problem - she can't seem to figure out a way to kill the main character in her latest story. She feels the best way to figure out a manner of death is to:
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visit funeral homes
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follow ambulances to the hospital to see how the patients were injured
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read obituaries and crime reports on a daily basis
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imagine various ways for herself to die
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9.
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What does Karen's assistant Penny Escher give to Karen after she discusses various ways to die?
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the number of a suicide hotline
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a hot coffee
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a hug
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literature on the nicotine patch
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10.
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Harold tells Jules that one of his life's ambitions is to:
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find a nice woman to spend his life with
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be the president of the United States
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learn to play the guitar
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become the kind of man his own father never was
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After arriving to audit Ana, Harold makes notations in a notebook he's carrying around. Harold is trying to figure out whether he:
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loves Ana or despises her
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is living in a comedy or a drama
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is going to live past that day or die that day
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is going to be successful in this particular audit
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After a long day auditing Ana, she forces Harold to sit down and:
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eat a cookie she baked for him
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tell her what she owes the IRS
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say something nice about her
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admit why being an auditor is something he enjoys
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13.
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Harold inadvertently insults Ana by:
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saying she's not the prettiest woman he's ever audited
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saying he's bored while sitting there talking to her
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offering to purchase the rest of the cookies rather than accepting them as a gift
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telling her he preferred store-bought cookies to the homemade ones he had just eaten
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14.
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Jules tells Harold to stay at home the next day and do absolutely nothing, as this will be important to see whether the plot will move forward anyway, continuing without him. What happens while Harold is sitting at home?
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his watch finally dies
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Ana comes to visit
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a crane breaks through the outside wall of the apartment
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lightning hits his apartment building
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Harold asks his coworker (and temporary roommate) Dave what he would want to do if he found out he was going to die soon. Dave's response?
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go to space camp
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gamble all his money away in Las Vegas
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see Meat Loaf in concert
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give his money and goods away to the less fortunate
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16.
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Harold decides to live his life to the fullest as well, and starts off by:
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learning to bake cookies
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going skydiving
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buying a guitar
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taking a cooking class
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17.
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Ana leaves the bakery after closing one night to find Harold waiting for her with a gift. What does he have for her?
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a bouquet of roses
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a homemade cake
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different varieties of flour
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a necklace
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After a wonderful night with Ana, Harold shows up to Jules's office and tells him that he must be living in a comedy, as all has gone well with Ana. What does he discover that quickly makes him change his mind, though?
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Jules has written out an early obituary for Howard, "just in case"
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he reads a newspaper article on Karen Eiffel
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he finds a letter from Ana, telling him she made a mistake spending the night with him
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he sees a TV interview with Karen Eiffel and identifies her as the narrator
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19.
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Karen Eiffel is known as a recluse, but Harold manages to get in touch with her anyway...how?
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He calls the TV station that ran the interview and gets her contact info from them
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He accesses her IRS file
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He sees her exiting a taxicab and follows her home
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He calls every "Karen Eiffel" in the phone book until he finds her
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20.
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After finding out that Karen has a rough draft of the book - including his death scene - finished, Harold asks to read the draft. Who does he allow to read it first, though?
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Ana
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Jules Hilbert
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Karen's assistant Penny
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coworker Dave
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21.
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Harold meets up with Karen after reading the draft of the book, telling her:
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he does not want to die
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the book was beautifully written and she should finish it the way she wants to
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he is afraid of how she is going to kill him/how he is going to die
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he is saddened that he won't get a life of happiness with Ana
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22.
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The night before his death, Harold and Ana have a conversation in bed where he tells her he adores her. He follows it up by:
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proposing to her
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telling her he can't be with her any more
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telling her the story of Karen Eiffel, and how this is the last day he will be alive
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giving her tax advice
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23.
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Harold is hit by the bus he has been waiting to catch after:
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stepping in front of it to save a boy whose bike veers into the path of the bus
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running in its path, trying to catch it but running late
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deciding to "end it all" himself rather than let Karen be the decider of his fate
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his lunchbag breaks and he tries to gather up all of the items from the street
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24.
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Harold is surprised to find himself very much alive (and severely injured) in a local hospital. The doctor tells him he was saved in part by:
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his briefcase
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his watch
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the Karen Eiffel book he had been carrying in his suit pocket
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his shoes
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25.
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As Harold is laying in the hospital recuperating, Dave opens an envelope from Harold. What is inside?
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Harold's last will and testament, which he thought would be needed at the time
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an enrollment package from space camp
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Harold's current year tax return
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a receipt for a wristwatch he has purchased for Dave
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