[Tex/LaTex] Multicol layout with consistent blank column

multicol

So I am looking to create a standardized test with math questions going down the left side of page with space for figuring on the right side of page. My goal is to get code that is clean, where I would not have to break the text for each page. Here is a sample image of what I am trying to do.

If I were to use multicols environment, I would have to break the text every four questions and restart on each page. Is there an easier way to do this? Will a longtable work where I could fill the left cell with all the questions, and have the heading "USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING" on each page? Or maybe a absolute positioned node?

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MWE:

\documentclass[letterpaper,twoside,openright]{memoir}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\usepackage{multicol}
\usepackage[bmargin=1in]{geometry}


%---------          Preamble
\newsavebox{\fmbox}
\newenvironment{fmpage}[1]
{\begin{lrbox}{\fmbox}\begin{minipage}{#1}}
{\end{minipage}\end{lrbox}\fbox{\usebox{\fmbox}}} %

\newcommand{\psechead}[1]
              {\vspace*{1in}
              {\noindent
              {\center 
              {\textbf{#1}}}}}


%---------          Document
\begin{document}
\psechead{SECTION 2 \\ Time - 35 Minutes \\ 37 Questions \\}



%---------          Directions

\begin{fmpage}{\textwidth}
\underline{\textbf{Directions:}} In this section there are four possible answers after each question. Choose which one is best. You may use the blank space at the right of the page for figuring problems.

\medskip

\underline{\textbf{Note:}} Figures are not drawn to scale.
\end{fmpage}

%---------          Questions

\end{document}

Best Answer

You can try the paracol package instead of multicol.

In this way you can write all your questions on the first column and then, after issuing 

\switchcolumn

you can start writing the code for each page in the second column, for example

{\hfill USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING}\vfill{\hfill\small GO ON THE NEXT PAGE}

for all pages and

{\hfill USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING}

for the last page.

MWE (note that I've slightly modified your fmpage environment so to not overflow the right margin):

\documentclass[letterpaper,twoside,openright]{memoir}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\usepackage{paracol}
\usepackage[bmargin=1in]{geometry}


%---------          Preamble
\newsavebox{\fmbox}
\newenvironment{fmpage}[1]
{\noindent\begin{lrbox}{\fmbox}\begin{minipage}{\dimexpr#1-2\fboxrule-2\fboxsep}}
{\end{minipage}\end{lrbox}\fbox{\usebox{\fmbox}}\vspace*{.2in}} %

\newcommand{\psechead}[1]
              {\vspace*{1in}
              {\noindent
              {\centering
              {\textbf{#1}}}}}


%---------          Document
\begin{document}
\psechead{SECTION 2 \\ Time - 35 Minutes \\ 37 Questions \\}



%---------          Directions

\begin{fmpage}{\textwidth}
\underline{\textbf{Directions:}} In this section there are four possible answers after each question. Choose which one is best. You may use the blank space at the right of the page for figuring problems.

\medskip

\underline{\textbf{Note:}} Figures are not drawn to scale.
\end{fmpage}

%---------          Questions
\begin{paracol}{2}
\begin{enumerate}
    \item This is a question. Choose the appropriate answer.
      \begin{enumerate}
        \item Answer.
        \item Answer.
        \item Answer.
        \item Answer.
      \end{enumerate}
\end{enumerate}
\begin{enumerate}
    \item This is a question. Choose the appropriate answer.
      \begin{enumerate}
        \item Answer.
        \item Answer.
        \item Answer.
        \item Answer.
      \end{enumerate}
\end{enumerate}
\begin{enumerate}
    \item This is a question. Choose the appropriate answer.
      \begin{enumerate}
        \item Answer.
        \item Answer.
        \item Answer.
        \item Answer.
      \end{enumerate}
\end{enumerate}
\begin{enumerate}
    \item This is a question. Choose the appropriate answer.
      \begin{enumerate}
        \item Answer.
        \item Answer.
        \item Answer.
        \item Answer.
      \end{enumerate}
\end{enumerate}
\newpage
\begin{enumerate}
    \item This is a question. Choose the appropriate answer.
      \begin{enumerate}
        \item Answer.
        \item Answer.
        \item Answer.
        \item Answer.
      \end{enumerate}
\end{enumerate}
\begin{enumerate}
    \item This is a question. Choose the appropriate answer.
      \begin{enumerate}
        \item Answer.
        \item Answer.
        \item Answer.
        \item Answer.
      \end{enumerate}
\end{enumerate}
\begin{enumerate}
    \item This is a question. Choose the appropriate answer.
      \begin{enumerate}
        \item Answer.
        \item Answer.
        \item Answer.
        \item Answer.
      \end{enumerate}
\end{enumerate}
\begin{enumerate}
    \item This is a question. Choose the appropriate answer.
      \begin{enumerate}
        \item Answer.
        \item Answer.
        \item Answer.
        \item Answer.
      \end{enumerate}
\end{enumerate}
\begin{enumerate}
    \item This is a question. Choose the appropriate answer.
      \begin{enumerate}
        \item Answer.
        \item Answer.
        \item Answer.
        \item Answer.
      \end{enumerate}
\end{enumerate}
\begin{enumerate}
    \item This is a question. Choose the appropriate answer.
      \begin{enumerate}
        \item Answer.
        \item Answer.
        \item Answer.
        \item Answer.
      \end{enumerate}
\end{enumerate}
\newpage
\begin{enumerate}
    \item This is a question. Choose the appropriate answer.
      \begin{enumerate}
        \item Answer.
        \item Answer.
        \item Answer.
        \item Answer.
      \end{enumerate}
\end{enumerate}
\begin{enumerate}
    \item This is a question. Choose the appropriate answer.
      \begin{enumerate}
        \item Answer.
        \item Answer.
        \item Answer.
        \item Answer.
      \end{enumerate}
\end{enumerate}

\switchcolumn

\vspace*{\baselineskip}
{\hfill USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING}\vfill{\hfill\small GO ON THE NEXT PAGE}
\newpage
{\hfill USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING}\vfill{\hfill\small GO ON THE NEXT PAGE}
\newpage
{\hfill USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING}
\end{paracol}

\end{document}

Output:

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